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August 2005 Featured Titles
Book of the Month
The
Legacy of Guilt:
a life of Thomas Kendall.
Judith Binney 264pp Bridget Williams, NZ. $49.95
In 1814, Kendall was one of the first lay missionaries sent to NZ by the Church Missionary Society. He inhabited both Pakeha and Maori worlds and grappled with their contradictory spiritual compasses. He quickly learned to speak Maori, became friends with many round the Bay of Islands, and had an affair with a young Maori woman, which among other things was to be his undoing.
He was among the first, because of his study of te reo, to recognise the complex inter-relationship of language and spiritual identity in the Maori world.
Binney’s lively account of the content and context of his life allows a penetrating insight into the world of New Zealand’s early colonial period.
Other featured titles
Worship
Feast**: 20
Complete Services in the Spirit of Taizé.
48pp with split-track CD. Abingdon, US. $39.95
Join the movement of contemplative prayer and worship. Experience silence and wait on God. The services are reproducible and include short meditations, song suggestions and prayers. Each song on the CD has both instrumental accompaniment and a voice track. (** More stock arriving mid-August)
Worship
Feast Taizé Songbook**.
Abingdon, US. $9.95
This songbook of 15 Taizé accompanies Worship Feast: Complete Services in the Spirit of Taizé. Melody lines and simple chords for guitars or keyboards make this a very approachable and easy-to-use resource. You’ll want a songbook for everyone in your group. (** More stock arriving mid-August)
Songs
and Prayers from Taizé – keyboard accompaniment**.
Spiral-bound, GIA, US. $45.95.
For those who want to prepare Taizé-style whorship for their own community. This beautiful collection contains accompaniments for piano, flute, violin, recorder, oboe, clarinet and many cantor parts. (** More stock arriving mid-August)
Order these Taizé CDs from us:
- Venite Exultemus $32.95
- Sing to God $32.95
- Songs & Prayers from Taizé $32.95.
Devout
Sceptics:
Conversations on faith and doubt.
Bel Mooney ed. 192pp Hodder & Stoughton, UK. $27.95
Mooney’s award-winning BBC series Devout Sceptics has attracted a large audience fascinated by one of the biggest questions human beings ask: is there a God? A wide range of distinguished guests discuss the spiritually testing territory between faith and doubt, through analysis and personal revelation and reflection.
Quiet
Spaces Journal:
Creation and Creativity.
Becky Winter ed. 64pp. BRF, UK. $9.95
Time to wonder, to be, to feel, to play, to explore, a pausing point, a breathing space…this three-times-a-year journal is for Christians who are looking for new ways to deepen and develop their faith. Features articles, prayers, poems, regular contributors and an emphasis on reader involvement make the journal a pleasure to read.
Simple
Tools for Stillness.
Wanda Nash 28pp Grove, UK. $12.95
Efficiency, energy and autonomy are prized attributes in our society. So why should we want to let go of these, to be still and waste time with God? Because God wants us to, because we need to, and because therein lies great reward. This exploration of stillness looks at our need for it, the resources we have to engage in it, and what God can offer us through it.
Healing
Our History: The
Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Robert & Joanna Consedine. 329pp Penguin, NZ. $29.95
Revised and updated version of the Consedines’ best-selling book on the Treaty – by Pakeha, for Pakeha. First published in 2001, it addresses the questions of Pakeha identity and the relevance of the Treaty. Robert’s unique take on the subject illustrates how all New Zealanders can discover a new sense of personal and national identity that respects and honours the Treaty relationship.
God,
Galileo and Geering**:
A Faith for the 21st Century.
Bob Jones 174pp. Polebridge, US. $34.95
Based on the writings of Lloyd Geering, this study course is designed for groups and individuals who are troubled by the gap between Christian teachings and the realities of life in the universe we now recognize. Covers Geering’s pivotal books — The World to Come $34.95, Tomorrow’s God $37.95 and Christian Faith at the Crossroads $41.95. (** More stock arriving mid-August)
The
Greening of Christianity.
Lloyd Geering.
56pp. St Andrew’s Trust , NZ $12.00
We face a global crisis that we humans are causing because of our interference with the ecology of the planet, and Christianity has even been blamed for it. Geering suggests radical changes Christianity needs to undergo if it is to play a positive role in the salvation of humankind.
The
Jesus Encyclopedia.
Lois Rock. 128pp large hbk colour throughout. Lion, UK $39.95
Rock tells the story of Jesus and the early church. There is plenty to capture the interest of young readers and encourage them to ask questions. Episodes from Jesus’ life are linked to information about where the events took place, the historical background and how the gospels were written. Suit ages 7-12.
Bible
Alive: Route maps
through the Bible.
Penny Boshoff. 72pp hbk, Scripture Union, UK. $19.95
A brilliant Bible atlas, with photographs, illustrations and a variety of maps to really bring the places and lands of the Bible to life. A complete overview of the Bible with key stories retold to help children identify just what happened where. Includes cartoon-style plans, satellite photographs and two big fold-out sections which will appeal especially to younger children.
Saint
George: Patron
Saint England.
Lois Rock. hbk 22pp, Lion, UK. $9.95
Read the story of the fearless fighter who became the Patron Saint of England. Find out about the customs and traditions that are linked to his special day, 23 April. Suit ages 5 to 8.
Also available: St Patrick of Ireland, St David of Wales and St Andrew of Scotland.
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Sing-along CDs from the New Zealand Hymnbook Trust
Do you want to sing contemporary New Zealand hymns in your worship services but don't have an accompanist in your congregation? These new CDs will get you singing.
Singing Love:
27 hymns and songs by Colin Gibson
$27.00
All items are played by Colin Gibson, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Otago, who is both composer of the tunes and writer of the words.
Singing Faith:
18 hymns and songs by Shirley Erena Murray
$27.00
All items are played by Roy Tankersley, Director of Music, St Andrew’s and St Luke’s Presbyterian churches, Palmerston North.
Music composers include: Colin Gibson, Jillian Bray, Ian Render, David Dell, Nigel Eastgate, Shona Murray
Click here for more information about these Sing-along CDs
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