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Heschel and Spiritual Amazement

Bubbling not far beneath the surface of the formidable academic that was Abraham Heschel was the soul of a poet.…

I’ve just been watching the switch on of the CERN particle accelerator live on the BBC news channel and the…

Where I’m concerned, any book by Ron Hansen is an event. Hence earlier in the summer I said about how…

News emerged that up to 10,000 people will lose their jobs in the coming months. In the UK car sales…

Oasis man and diehard Man City fan Noel Gallagher on the takeover of his club by the oil-rich Abu-Dhabi Group.…

We’ve discovered a new walk near the crookedshore, cj and I – inland a little this time, but pleasantly secluded…

The personal love of God is like an equation that works one way better than the other: God loves the…

I meant to blog about this a few days ago but was unable to get around to it. Better late…

Sometimes I feel I should thank God for the BBC. Sometimes the license fee is justified by one production and…

I finally got round to reading this bestseller during a prolific period in July.The back cover alleges that it has…