What do Ned Kelly, Beethoven's nephew and Israel have in common? This is a fascinating tale of rejected masculinity, violence and what makes the world go round, written by a retired Australian professional. It blends science with ancient wisdom, using everyday skills of a family therapist, to ferret out what is at the bottom of [global] teenage angst; then it gives parents a handle on how to deal with the fall-out.
What pre-dated the Law, the Cross and the Koran? A simple trust relationship began a two-way pact between a man and his God. If Jews, Muslims and Christians can identify with one another, in this simple but profound truth, perhaps their subsequent cultural divergences will become less important than the amazing and humbling fact that God chooses to share his life with human beings such as themselves - with all their faults and frailties. What an amazing concept! Trusting God and trusting one another are intimately related, and the pre-requisite for peace on this earth. This book jolts us out of our well-worn tram-tracks into a fresh way of looking at our religious heritage.
Abraham had the promise - but he could not see where it would lead eventually. But it would be good! If the uneducated masses in Pakistan [along with al qaeda] were to understand that democracy is the result of the one continuous divine revelation that started with Abraham [and not some devilish plan concocted by the west to serve its own purposes] the scene would be set for the benefits of democracy to be shared by East & West alike, for the Christian & Muslim to see one another as brothers and for the hate & blame to melt away as baseless. For God's sake!!! We are not two alien streams of humanity: we belong to the same story.
This book questions the simplistic American Evangelical assumption that Israel is the innocent victim, Palestinians are evil plotters of 9/11, and the conflict in Israel [like every other human problem]will be solved by conversion [to Messianic Judaism]. This is just plain WRONG [like most ideas spawned by a fundamentalism, whatever the flavour.] Fellow Christians - I beg you; take away your unconditional support, discover the reality of what is happening in Palestine [down the road/over the wall], and pray that God will bring an end to the oppression and persecution engendered by this occupation. I invite you; read some new ideas and arguments; listen afresh to the still small voice who alone is able to show us the real truth.
This is the illustrated equivalent of Souls in Transit Arabic, text-only and Souls in Transit Hebrew, text-only both of which are Black & White and therefore under $10. [I must apologise for the shocking price of books with coloured illustrations, but somehow the photographs lack warmth and authentic sense of place without their colour.] The book attempts to engage the reader, tapping in to that type of 'practical' mercy[forgiveness] that religions often talk about but rarely practice in real life. It deals with cultural adaptation to a secular [but by no means religiously barren]western environment, seeking to find common ground for interfaith respect and goodwill, and does not resile from frank discussion of emotive and controversial issues.[The bridge which joins personal psychology with group perceptions/attitudes and relationship dynamics, is the relatively recent branch of counselling called family therapy.]
This book questions the simplistic American Evangelical assumption that Israel is the innocent victim, Palestinians are evil plotters of 9/11, and the conflict in Israel [like every other human problem]will be solved by conversion [to Messianic Judaism]. This is just plain WRONG [like most ideas spawned by a fundamentalism, whatever the flavour.] Fellow Christians - I beg you; take away your unconditional support, discover the reality of what is happening in Palestine [down the road/over the wall], and pray that God will bring an end to the oppression and persecution engendered by this occupation. I invite you; read some new ideas and arguments; listen afresh to the still small voice who alone is able to show us the real truth.
What do Ned Kelly, Beethoven's nephew and Israel have in common? This is a fascinating tale of rejected masculinity, violence and what makes the world go round, written by a retired Australian professional. It blends science with ancient wisdom, using everyday skills of a family therapist, to ferret out what is at the bottom of [global] teenage angst; then it gives parents a handle on how to deal with the fall-out.
Abraham had the promise - but he could not see where it would lead eventually. But it would be good! If the uneducated masses in Pakistan [along with al qaeda] were to understand that democracy is the result of the one continuous divine revelation that started with Abraham [and not some devilish plan concocted by the west to serve its own purposes] the scene would be set for the benefits of democracy to be shared by East & West alike, for the Christian & Muslim to see one another as brothers and for the hate & blame to melt away as baseless. For God's sake!!! We are not two alien streams of humanity: we belong to the same story.
What pre-dated the Law, the Cross and the Koran? A simple trust relationship began a two-way pact between a man and his God. If Jews, Muslims and Christians can identify with one another, in this simple but profound truth, perhaps their subsequent cultural divergences will become less important than the amazing and humbling fact that God chooses to share his life with human beings such as themselves - with all their faults and frailties. What an amazing concept! Trusting God and trusting one another are intimately related, and the pre-requisite for peace on this earth. This book jolts us out of our well-worn tram-tracks into a fresh way of looking at our religious heritage.
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