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Chris Chivers – Fully Alive

Buoyant believer: Lavinia Byrne reads collected writings


Broken Hearts and New Creations: Intimations of a great reversal

By James Alison

In a pit — with Pope Benedict: John Saxbee finds the passion of a gay RC priest compelling


A Time to Live: The case against euthanasia and assisted suicide

By George Pitcher

Fatal attraction of Oregon: Robin Gill admires an investigative writer


Questions of Life and Death: Christian faith and medical intervention

By Richard Harries

Beginnings and endings: David Atkinson looks at an Anglican view of medical ethics


Living with Dying • Living Well and Dying Faithfully • The D-Word

By Grace Sheppard • John Swinton and Richard Payne • Sue Brayne

This new feeling, never felt before: James Woodward on facing death with the Christian hope


Encountering Scripture: A scientist explores the Bible

By John Polkinghorne

Transparent Bible: Mark Vernon reads a scientist’s thoughts


Teachings of Jesus • Parables of Jesus

By Alicia Batten • John L. McLaughlin

How Jesus taught us Our Father’s care: Here is scholarly help for study groups, says Jonathan Ewer


Reinhold Niebuhr and Contemporary Politics

Richard Harries and Stephen Platten, editors

Top people’s theologian: This 20th-century US giant still has fans, Kenneth Leech finds


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