A moving novel of a con icted everyman in 1950s America. The story describes the personal and professional con icts of quirky members of a large second and third generation Irish clan of primarily educators. Caring relatives are supportive in dif cult times while contributing to the small plot twists of daily life. Written by a talented writer with a rich ear for dialogue who magically relates the experiences and perspectives of a variety of family members, speaking in their voices. Based in part on the author's experiences growing up in Somerville, Massachusetts, this is a ctional work of...
A moving novel of a con icted everyman in 1950s America. The story describes the personal and professional con icts of quirky members of a large se...
At the present time, when so-called Islamic radicalism, terrorism and Jihadism occupy major media space, with Islam often depicted as the main culprit, the book attempts a tour de force. It proposes that Islam is as much victim as culprit in the history that has led to the current hostility. This is because the common claims of both mainstream and radical Islam that Islam represents the high point of the Abrahamic tradition, and therefore a purification of Judaism and Christianity, have been largely ignored, misunderstood or blatantly rejected by these faiths and therefore by 'the West' in...
At the present time, when so-called Islamic radicalism, terrorism and Jihadism occupy major media space, with Islam often depicted as the main culprit...
The book puts the current interest in historical Jesus research into a proper historical context, highlighting Gnosticism s lasting influence on early Christianity and making the provocative claim that nearly all Christian Churches are in some way descended from Roman Christianity. Breaking with the accepted wisdom of Christianity s origins, the revised history it puts forward challenges the assumptions of Church and secular historians, biblical critics and general readers alike, with profound repercussions for scholarship, belief and practice.
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The book puts the current interest in historical Jesus research into a proper historical context, highlighting Gnosticism s lasting influence on ea...
