These books have also come to the attention of the editor, and it is hoped that some of these may be reviewed in future editions.
Thinking Through Myths, Philosophical Perspectives Edited by Kevin Schilbrack Eight essays, from leading academics (Robert A.
Segal, Pamela Sue Anderson and Milton Scarborough among others), deconstruct perennial problems of rationality, imagination and narrative to trace the influence of myth in our own beliefs, origins and potential futures. Including analyses of myth in primitivism, feminism, metaphysics and environmentalism, this book attempts to reconcile the opposed claims of pragmatism and beauty, calling for the acknowledgement of myths in everyday experience, the restoration of wonder to thought, and the "mythical" redefinition of truth into new possibilities for expression, representation and justice. 10 May 2002, Routledge, ISBN: 0415254612 (p.b. £15.99, 240 pages, also available h.b.) Real Like the Daisies or Real like | love you, Essays in Radical Quakerism by David Boulton ‘A Collection of Essays on God, Realism and Non-realism’, which have been collected here, having appeared in print in various periodicals including SOR.
ISBN: 0-9511578-5-X (p.b. £7.50 or 9.00 overseas, 128 pages) available through bookshops or from Dales Historical Monographs, Hobson Farm, Dent, Cumbria, England, LA10 5RF Conversations in the Garden of Shizen: Jesus of the Gospels, women, sex and the family D.W. Philips A consideration of sexual relationship issues and that divides Christians today. A transcript, taken from conversations held in a university garden, they are presented in an accessible form in 33 readable chapters. 2002, ISBN: 1903816 10 6, O Books, (p.b. £9.99, 288 pages) God: The Biography Alexander Waugh j From the stories of Genesis and Job (explored from God's own viewpoint) to the prophesies of Muhammad and Sybil and the intricate philosophies of Newton and Nietzsche, Alexander Waugh seeks to create a portrait of God. 25 February, 2002, ISBN: 0747270163 (h.b. - 350 pages) Other recommendations |-800-GOD-HELP-ME:
A love story by Michael Farkas This novel approaches the problem of life’s crises and some theological questions through the story of an Angel.
Paperback - June 1998, Light Technology Publishing (U.S. but available through Amazon etc.) ISBN: 1891824082 new books Roundtable Network Patti Whaley introduces a network of groups looking for change in religion roundtable n November, I attended a day meeting of "Roundtable", a group of organizations "at the fringes and frontiers looking for change". They take as their motto Sister Wendy Beckett's statement that "Future Christianity is generated itself from the lives of those who have fled to the margins." Those attending gave a reasonable overview of what "the fringe" of Christianity looks like; here's a brief survey of who they were and how you can find out more about them on the web.