by Wies Schuiringa | 5 Dec, 2021
Book review: The Bride of Almond Tree This novel by Robert Hillman was reviewed in the Sydney Morning Herald recently and mentioned that the protagonist is a young Quaker man who lives in regional Victoria, as did the author who now lives in Melbourne. I am always...
by Reg Naulty | 29 Jun, 2021
Ingmar Hollsing is a Swedish Friend, a teacher, and holds a Bachelor of Divinity from Uppsala University which specialises in the historical Jesus. He reads English and German, so is able to access sources in those languages, as well as his native Swedish. This book...
by Rae Litting | 6 Dec, 2020
Book Review: Hope in Hell – A decade to confront the climate emergency This book is written by Jonathon Porritt, an activist, and is principally a call to action. It contains enough background information on the climate emergency to cause alarm, then asks why...
by David Swain | 6 Sep, 2020
This book, by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell, tells the story of Katherine Gun, an employee of Government Communications Headquarters in the UK, who, in 2003, leaked a secret e-mail in the hope that it would prevent an illegal war. She achieved fame by saying “I...
by David Swain | 31 May, 2020
There is language which describes an experience. Have you ever been to Florence? There are fountains and sculptures everywhere you look, stone castles and vineyards occupying the surrounding countryside, ornate churches, murals painted on unsuspecting walls…. Then...
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