Our reviewers introduce the short list of theological books that
are this year's contenders
Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the
Road? Christian identity in a multi-faith world
by Brian McLaren
The Vatican Diaries: A behind-the-scenes look at the power,
personalities, and politics at the heart of the Catholic
Church by John Thavis
John Armson looks into four books that
offer help with deepening prayer
Connecting Like Jesus: Practices for healing, teaching and
preaching by Tony Campolo and
Mary Albert Darling
Christians, Muslims and Jesus by Mona
Siddiqui
The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology
by Russell Re Manning with John
Hedley Brooke and Fraser Watts,
editors
Faith and the Creeds (Christian Belief For Everyone, Volume
1) by Alister McGrath
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism
by Julia A. Lamm
Stories from the Street: A theology of homelessness
by David Nixon
Witnessing to Western Muslims: A worldview approach to
sharing faith by Richard Shumack
Image from The Glory of Byzantium and Early
Christendom
Painting from The Glory of Byzantium and Early
Christendom.
Image from Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus
Image from The Glory of Byzantium and Early
Christendom
Pat Ashworth sees a new play about parish
ministry in the Church of England
Stephen Brown sees a new documentary-drama
about Britten
Press: THIS has been the week of the
swivel-eyed loons. Who would have predicted that the dividing line
in the Conservative Party would run from Europe to gay
marriage?
Radio: MUSIC works in mysterious ways. Who
would have thought, for instance, that yodelling might save the
soul of an abject sinner?
Television: London clay was the
milieu for The Tube: An underground history. It
is 150 years since the world's first underground train pulled into
Farringdon Station, and this terrific programme told the story in
the context of today's network.
24 May 2013: Our pick of the best television and radio for the
coming week