Unwrapping the Sacred: Seeing God in the Everyday by Rosemary Lain-Priestley

Viola Fort

Sunday, 10 Jan 2010

These Christian reflections on the everyday join the dots between Des'ree and Alain de Botton, writes Viola Fort

Drawing on examples from film, TV and music, this slim volume seeks to offer examples of Christian thought found in everyday life. Arranged as an almanac of reflections encompassing a year in the writer's life, chapters include "October: the bendy bus of belief" and "November: the triumph of hope of Twitter". They traverse a breathless array of cultural references, one moment quoting Des'ree songs, the next turning to the wisdom of John Humphrys and Alain de Botton. Lain-Priestly relies heavily on personal experience: we meet her partner, children and various colleagues and share her concerns, all viewed through the prism of her Anglican faith.

Viola Fort

Sunday, 10 Jan 2010

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