Reviews

I MUST CONFESS that I had not heard the term “historical espionage thriller” before, but now that I have read The Watchmaker’s Daughter, it applies perfectly. Larry Loftis’ book is a page-turner – you can’t put it down but

It’s sandal weather and our West Coast reviewers, who can dip their toes in the Pacific, have some summer reads for us.  

FOR their spiritual formation children need Bible story books but they also need prayer books suited to their young age. There are certainly some classics out there and a new one has just joined their ranks.  

Curl up with a mug of cider or hot chocolate and enjoy some of these new titles, which our West Coast reviewers recommend.

WHEN INVITED to review Sing a New Creation [SNC]: A Supplement to Common Praise [CP] (1998), I was uncertain which of my experiences – as a priest or as a musician – was proposed to refine the other as I reflected; I leave it to the reader to discern which voice prevails here!

THE BOOK of Common Prayer, as most readers of this newspaper will know, is a great treasure-house of prayers that are appropriate to a wide variety of occasions. The long section of “Prayers and Thanksgivings” on pages 37-61 in the BCP is, no doubt, familiar to many. But perhaps some of us may not always be aware of the other riches it contains. 

Our intrepid West Coast reviewers have some fresh volumes for you to enjoy in sun or shade.

THERE ARE SOME who, looking for an Anglican church to attend, want to know where that church stands on ordaining women. Does it recognize women priests and deacons, rectors, bishops? This is a current question