We express the mystery of God with diverse metaphors, but mostly in Adult terms. In this experimental theological adventure, Graham Adams imagines what might flow from a more thorough ‘be-child-ing’ of God. Aware that the Child can be idealized, he selects particular characteristics of childness in order to disrupt God’s omnipresence, omnipotence and omniscience. The smallness of the Child re-envisages divine location in sites of smallness, like an open palm receiving the experiences of th...

A comprehensive overview of the nature of dreams as understood from a range of diverse perspectives, and their relevance for pastoral care. Its approach is both systematic and practical, enabling ministers, spiritual directors and counsellors to understand the nature of dreams and the role they play in the lives of those in their pastoral care.

Get Rid of Fear and Uncertainty in Romance ReadingsHow does he really feel about me? When is she coming back? Why won't these cards let me see into their mind?Sound familiar? You're not alone. Love is the most common topic in tarot, and though it may seem daunting to interpret the cards, fear not. Elliot Adam is here to help you identify issues and uncover solutions, guiding you in both finding a partner and healing current relationships.In...

Notes on Railroad Accidents by Charles Francis Adams, Jr. is a comprehensive and meticulously researched examination of the history, causes, and consequences of railroad accidents in the United States during the 19th century. Drawing on a wealth of official reports, personal observations, and contemporary accounts, Adams provides a detailed analysis of the technological, operational, and human factors that contributed to the frequency and severity of railway disasters in the early days of ...

In a world in which our stories, troubles and complicities are entangled, might we also find in the Bible people with similar experience? In a world in which uncertainty abounds but the resurgent desire for mastery only deepens the polycrisis, can we seek out faith that takes uncertainty seriously, in conversation with the Bible? In a world and a Bible in which multiple injustices endure, where’s the prophetic doubt which dares to question the permanence of the world as it is and offer gli...

On a Wednesday afternoon, I ask Trevor Bentley to marry me. He might be the most arrogant, obnoxious man I know, but I need him to be my husband for a year.There are reasons.He's not going to be a real husband. Just part-time. Yes, I have to live with him. And, okay, I also have to share his bed. And, sure, he's the sexiest and most exciting thing to ever happen to my controlled, organized life.But still... It's only a part-time marriage. I'm not going to give him m...

"The Wealth of Nations" is the famous work by Adam Smith. In addition to theoretical analysis of the functioning of so-called commercial societies, the advantages and problems associated with the division of labor, value, income distribution, and capital accumulation, the book brings historical considerations and abundant empirical material, being considered a turning point in the development of the history of economic thought. Published in the same year a...

Perhaps, after all, the decolonising agenda isn’t extra baggage the church needs to carry on top of everything else. Perhaps, instead, it is the very heart of what the church should be about – disrupting, uncomfortable, and bringing about a kind of ‘holy anarchy’. In Holy Anarchy, Graham Adams points to a realm in which all dynamics of domination, not least in the church, are subverted. It cuts across the loyalties and boundaries of religion and fosters the greatest possible solidarity amo...

Whippet Moran is a single mom with no job and no home, and now, after the death of her grandmother, she’s got to return to the last place she wants to go: her grandmother’s hometown of Normal, Missouri. She arrives in true Whippet fashion, speeding into town, where she is promptly pulled over by Normal’s chief of police, Sam Beaufort. Things are about to go from bad to worse because, with a few unpaid tickets under her belt, Whippet soon finds her car impounded. Now she’s stuck in Normal—i...

Uttoxeter, a market town in Staffordshire, in this story becomes Bunting on Dove, so called because of Buntings brewery, and its proximity to the river Dove. and Abbotts Bromley becomes Monks Wood.Following the Great Train Robbery of 1963, an enduring mystery has surrounded the hidden millions of pounds, never recovered. That the money, like the Staffordshire hoard of Saxon treasure was secreted only yards from a main Staffordshire Road. Neither the Train Robbers o...

The first magical adventure in a major new trilogy, Animal Wizardry, is a thrilling blend of edge-of-your-seat action, laugh-out-loud humour and unforgettable characters.Running to save his life, Aldwyn, a streetwise orphan cat, ducks into a very strange pet shop… Moments later Jack, a young wizard-in-training, comes in to pick out his familiar – the magical animal that will accompany him forever. Aldwyn has always been clever. But magical? Apparently Jack thinks so – and Aldwyn is...