A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS
A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS
| Bishop John Brown,
the third Bishop of our Diocese, is probably well-known to a lot of
you. Since his retirement in 1995, he has been an Assistant Bishop
in his home diocese of Lincoln and has been busy in giving pastoral
support, in speaking and in lecturing. He has also found the time to
write his first book and Bishop John will be launching it with his
publishers at the Lambeth Conference, in a slot provided between
1400 and 1530 on Friday July 25th. The book is called "A Way in the Wilderness: a bishop's prayer journey through the Arabian Peninsula". There is a Foreword by Bishop David Hope, formerly Archbishop of York and Chairman of J&MECA during Bishop John's years in the Province. The aim of the book is stated in the first sentence of the Introduction: "....to help Christian churchgoers to pray intelligently and with knowledge about Islam and the relationship between Christianity and Islam....." Each chapter is named after a country in the Gulf, beginning with Iraq and ending with Yemen and Saudi Arabia and, drawing on his own experiences of dialogue with Muslims, both within the diocese and in the wider arena of the Province and elsewhere, Bishop John tries to give non-Muslim readers a clearer understanding of where Muslims are coming from in their different guises: Sunni, Shia, Ibadhi, Wahhabi, moderate and radical. The final two chapters are entitled "Human Rights and Human Responsibilities" and "Christian-Muslim Relations". The book deals with the issues that are being brought out in the western and northern hemispheres at the present time and Bishop John draws on his experience in the Arabian Peninsula to address people's concerns and anxieties concerning Islam and the relationship between Christians and Muslims. The book is published by Christians Aware, an inter-denominational charity and publisher whose patron is the Archbishop of Canterbury, and it will be published at £6.50. The ISBN number is 978-1-873372-27-2 and anyone interested will be able to obtain copies direct from the publisher: Christians Aware, 2 Saxby Street, Leicester LE2 0ND. See flyer below below: |
| A WAY
IN THE WILDERNESS a bishop's prayer journey through The Arabian Peninsula By John Brown Foreword by The Right Reverend David Hope Formerly Archbishop of York Published by Christians Aware At £6.50 ISBN: 978-1-873372-27-2
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