| PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING WITHIN AUSTRALIA. Foreign - ADD $A15 PER BOOK. A CHOSEN DEATH. The Dying Confront Assisted Suicide. Shavelson, Lonny. New York, Simon & Schuster, octavo hardcover, 1995, 240 pages, illustrated. A very unusual look at the process of dying and the issues of hospice care and voluntary euthanasia. The author does not 'push' any view and, indeed, provides one of the most thoughtful studies I have seen on this vexed topic. The narrative is enhanced by some very clear, frank and somewhat confronting photographs of some of the people mentioned in the text. Except for a repaired tear to the dust-jacket this is a very good copy. ISBN 0684801000. Cat nr 17537 - $A27 BORN OF A WOMAN. A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus. Spong, John Selby. Harper San Francisco, paperback, 1992, 243p. Another radical text from Bishop Spong, a priest of the Episcopal (Anglican) Church. Some edge wear but otherwise fairly good copy. Cat nr 12616 - $A19 BROKEN COVENANT. The Story of Father Ritter's Fall from Grace. Sennott, Charles M. NY, Simon & Schuster, large octavo hardcover, 1992, 373p, illsts. The Covenant House Charity scandal, involving a high-profile Franciscan priest, allegations of financial malfeasance and worse, allegations of sex-for-money involving the priest and a young male prostitute, and to top everything off, the arrant hypocrisy we so often see in such cases. Minor wear, very good copy with like dust-jacket. Cat nr 2533 - $A22 BURNED ALIVE. The Shocking True Story of One Woman's Escape From an 'Honour' Killing. Souad. Bantam Press, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 210 pages. At age 17 she made the mistake of falling in love. Her brother-in-law threw petrol over her one day and set it alight. Miraculously Souad was saved by village women but she was badly burnt. Her attacker was hailed as a hero. This is the terrible story of honour killing in our time. Bit of creasing to front cover, otherwise good solid clean copy. Cat nr 8553 - $A22 CATHOLIC CHURCH AGAINST THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, The.Manhattan, Avro. London, Watts & Co, octavo hardcover, 1st Edition, 1947, 461 pages.Reveals much information concerning such vital topics as the Vatican and Nazi Germany during the war, Fascism, Religious Orders, and the relationship of the Catholic Church to various national governments, etc. WARNING: Poor condition, badly stained cloth and prelims, etc. Grubby edge. But the book is quite intact. Cat nr 2802 - $A32 CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE. Dawkins, Richard. Viking, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 308 pages, illustrated. More insightful writing from the biologist and atheist. Very good condition. Cat nr 8915 - $A22 CULTIC PHENOMENON, The. A Revealing Look at Ourselves. Markham, Dan'l. Albatross Paperback, 1987, 120p. A Christian pastor looks at various cults. A most useful feature of this book is an extensive Appendix in the form of a 23-page Annotated Bibliography of literature related to new religious movements. There is also additional resource material at the end of the book. Near-fine copy. Cat nr 12474 - $A19 DANGEROUS PERSUADERS. Samways, Louise. Penguin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 148 pages. An exposé of gurus, personal development courses and cults and how they operate in Australia. The book has been badly affected by storage in the sun - card browned inside back and front - and has some edge stains but the body of the book is o.k. Priced according to condition. ISBN 0140235531, Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects psychology Cat nr 7232 - $A15 | DAUGHTERS
OF NAZARETH. Hughes, Patricia. Pan Macmillan Australia, large paperback
(stiff pictorial card), 2002, 193 pages, illustrated. She was not quite
seven when she was delivered into the tender care of the sisters at a
Catholic Orphanage called Nazareth House. Later, in foster care, she
was abused. Many years later she finally rediscovered her sister. This
is her story. Light corner and edge wear, fairly good. Cat
nr 18070 - $A19 DIVINE DECEPTION, The. The Church, the Shroud and the Creation of a Holy Fraud. Laidler, Keith. Headline, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 312 pages. illustrated. A detailed investigation of the Holy Shroud of Turin and its history. Some light edge spots, small name in front and a little grubbiness, but fairly good. Cat nr 6767 - $A25 DON'T EVER TELL - KATHY'S STORY. Inside the Hell of Ireland's Notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries. O'Beirne, Kathy. HarperCollins, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 256 pages, illustrated. The appalling story of young girls subjected to virtual slave labour in Ireland's Catholic laundries, abused and unloved. Tiny bit of corner damage, otherwise very good. Cat nr 17079 - $A25 FALL FROM GRACE. The Failed Crusade of the Christian Right. D'Antonio, Michael. Lon, Andre Deutsch, large octavo hardcover, 1990, 253p. The rise of the Christian Right and the disasters - Swaggart, the Bakkers, Oral Roberts. But much has happened since and the Christian Right seems again to be on the ascendancy in the USA, recent events obviously being outside the range of this book, published in 1990. Good solid copy, although dust-jacket rubbed. Cat nr 12823 - $A25 FORBIDDEN FRUIT. Murphy, Annie, with Peter de Rosa. Lon, Little, Brown, large octavo hardcover, 1993, 373p, illst. 'My secret love for the [Catholic] Bishop of Galway' by his lover. Story behind the great scandal that rocked the Irish church. Trifling marks, else very good with vg dust-jacket. Cat nr 9455 - $A19 FUNDAMENTALISM AND FREEDOM. Cameron, Peter. Doubleday (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 213 pages. The author also wrote 'Heretic'. He is a well-known Christian theologian who in this book dissects what he describes as 'the religious version of political correctness' currently sweeping the world. Except for black remainder line on bottom, this is a very good copy. Cat nr 7621 - $A21 GOD UNDER HOWARD, The Rise of the Religious Right in Australian Politics. Maddox, Marion. Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 386 pages. The leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia writes about the Howard years, a period when Australia began emulating the attitudes of the American fundamentalist Right. Except for a couple of page creases and light creasing to back cover this is a very good copy. Cat nr 17738 - $A27 HERE I STAND. My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love and Equality. Spong, John Shelby. HarperCollins oversize Paperback, 2001 reprint, 480p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Bishop Spong is a controversial Episcopal (Anglican) church leader who has written a number of books on Christianity. This present work is in the nature of an autobiographical account of his quest for knowledge. Slight corner and edge wear but basically a good solid copy. Cat nr 15174 - $A22 HOLY KILLERS. True Stories of Murderous Clerics, Priests and Religious Leaders. McConnell, Brian. Hodder Headline, large octavo hardcover, 1994, 282p, illsts. An eye-opener this one. A couple of dozen malefactors revealed in all their hypocrisy and nastiness. Dust-jacket little bent & wrinkled but quite good. Book itself very good with black cloth and excellent gilt lettering. Cat nr 4082 - $A25 |
ILLUSION OF IMMORTALITY.
Lamont, Corliss. Lon, Watts & Co, octavo hardcover, 1936, 294p,
illsts. Examines in detail the illusion, one might well call it rather
the delusion, that life continues after death. I count myself
fortunate that I have no such delusion; having come to terms with my
mortality, and that in the end I shall return to the earth from whence
all life came. Grubby edges and rather bad insect damage to cloth; also
some water staining to early pages, but a useful 'reading only' copy.
No dust-jacket. Cat nr 8141 - $A19 JESUS OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Life of Jesus After the Crucifixion. Thiering, Barbara. Doubleday Australia, large octavo hardcover, 1995, 462p., decorated endpapers. Dr Thiering was an active member of the School of Divinity at Sydney University for 22 years and is an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Her earlier book was Jesus the Man. Good copy with good dust-jacket. Cat nr 5020 - $A32 JESUS PAPERS (The). Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History. Baigent, Michael. Element, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 321 pages, illustrated. The author also wrote 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail'. Here he poses many questions about the origins of Christianity. Did Jesus survive the crucifixion (not by resurrection but surviving alive)? Who helped him after this event? What is the truth behind the creation of the NT? And so on. Bit skewed sideways, others good. Cat nr 7401 - $A25 JESUS THE MAN. A New Interpretation From the Dead Sea Scrolls. Thiering, Barbara. Doubleday (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1992, 451 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The author, an Australian biblical scholar, puts forward the very controversial theory that Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not born of a virgin, did not die on a cross, but married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family and later divorced, dying some time after CE 64. There is a small area of damage to front board but not serious and very light staining top edge, otherwise the book is good with a fairly good dust-jacket. Cat nr 18159 - $A25 MORMON MIRAGE, The. A Former Mormon Tells Why She Left the Church. Scott, Latayne Colvert. Zondervan paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1979, 276 pages. A revealing look at this powerful religion by one who has been there. A little light edge staining and minor defects, with a small repaired tear on spine, otherwise fairly good and solid. Cat nr 6606 - $A31 RESCUING THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISM. A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture. Spong, John Shelby. Harper paperback, 1991, 267 pages. The Bishop is a somewhat freethinking - to say the least - Anglican/Episcopal leader. A radical view of Biblical doctrine. Tendency for covers to curl and some edge wear but oitherwise fairly good copy. Cat nr 17942 - $A17 SEX IN THE SECT. Vicki J. Essien Publishing (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 216 pages. The experiences of a young girl growing up in a Jehovah's Witnesses household and the years of sexual abuse she suffered. This copy is a bit the worse for wear but is fair and intact - and the book is now very scarce! Corner & edge wear and a couple of stains. Cat nr 18155 - $A37 SINS OF SCRIPTURE, The. Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love. Spong, John Shelby. HarperCollins large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 315 pages. Bishop Spong hardly needs an introduction. This is another in a long series of theological texts written from a liberal Christian viewpoint. Very good. ISBN 0732282020. Keywords: religion bible biblical texts manuscripts theology doctrine textual criticism Cat nr 6529 - $A32 To order send email and/or use secure server for Credit Cards or PayPal - full details HERE |