Fellow and Chaplain N T Wright: Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues

Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues


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Why the Bible is not as narrow as many thinkIn this collection of timely essays, bishop, Bible scholar, and bestselling author N. T. Wright deftly probes the cultural and religious mores of our day, exploring topics such as the ordination of women, the role Christians play in caring for the environment, the science-versus-scripture debates, and more, showing us a vibrant and restorative way to move forward.

Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Miodownik studies objects as ordinary Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues free ebook as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, uncovering the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world. In "Stuff Matters," Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, "Stuff Matters "will make you see stuff in a whole new way. Sometimes a damaged child becomes a broken man...It's 1954 and Adam Carter is twelve years old, an only child with no friends nor any self confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam's mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son, so Adam's only support comes in the shape of Phil Wallis, the school bus driver. One particular afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Phil decides to accompany him along the darkening wood land to his house, never suspecting that as they chat innocently, in the house at the end of the track a terrible tragedy is unfolding which will change Adam's life forever.


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Author: Fellow and Chaplain N T Wright
Number of Pages: 240 pages
Published Date: 01 Jul 2015
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780062230546
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