Shop Talk: Book Reviews

A Cry is Heard – My Path to Peace by Jean Vanier, Reviewed by Alan Mordue

A Cry Is Heard highlights Vanier’s enormous humane instincts as well as his great intellect, to which his PHD thesis on the place of virtue in Arstotle’s ethics can testify. The book makes you want to read more widely on virtue ethics as they permeate the text of the book. However he does does not dwell on them in any clever way, but in a natural and down-to-earth manner as an exploration of peace.

The Fiction Files, Anne Rogers reviews Ted Dekker’s Mystic Series novels.

Ted Dekker’s passion in writing is for his readers to encounter spiritual truths within his stories. He says of his latest books The 49th Mystic (May18) and Rise of the Mystics (Nov18) which together make up the Beyond the Circle series that they are ‘the most important novels I have ever written’.

Honesty Over Silence: It’s OK not to be OK, by Patrick Regan with Liza Hoeksma

The sub-title for this book is It’s OK not to be OK, and Regan makes it clear that we need to find ways of sharing our vulnerabilities. He writes candidly about his own personal struggles, and how they have both challenged and strengthened his Christian faith.

A Muslim Woman, an Encounter with Jesus, a Life Changed…

The news is so often full of stories about the rise of ISIS but what doesn’t seem to hit the headlines are the stories of Muslims having life changing encounters with Jesus. One such incredible story is told in the new biography The Season of Singing, released by Authentic Media in October.

The Infographic Bible – A Bible for the Modern Generation

The Infographic Bible is the Word of God conveyed in illustrations and diagrams. Author created data for her Bible with the help of specific contributors and by seeking the expertise of theological academics. She then analysed and presented that data in a visual format, with written text being a secondary and minimal component simply to provide additional clarity.

New GNB Bible to Engage with Today’s Youth Culture

“We listened to the ideas and suggestions of young people who told us what they would love to see in a Bible. We heard they want information to help them learn and dig deeper into the Bible’s message. We heard they want challenges to make them think about what they read and tools to help them act on it. We heard they want time to reflect and space to create, through journaling, drawing and adding colour.”