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Graham Kings Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Hon Assistant Bishop, Ely. Formerly Mission Theologian Anglican Com; Bishop of Sherborne;Vicar of Islington; founder @CCCWCambridge;VP St Andrew’s Kabare, Kenya

32 books
Book Cover for: This Is Shakespeare, Emma Smith

This Is Shakespeare

Emma Smith
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‘Gappiness is #Shakespeare’s dominant and defining characteristic. And ambiguity is the oxygen of these works, making them alive in unpredictable and changing ways.’ Emma Smith (⁦@OldFortunatus⁩) ⁦@HertfordCollege⁩, #Oxford, in her ‘This is Shakespeare’ p. 3. https://t.co/FmbLHWuaGH

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Widor: A Life Beyond the Toccata, John R. Near

Widor: A Life Beyond the Toccata

John R. Near
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#Widor – Master of the #Organ Symphony | Fugue State Films. ‘Organ playing is the manifestation of a will filled with a vision of eternity.’ Charles-Marie Widor to Albert #Schweitzer, cited by John R Near in the DVD booklet. https://t.co/VqWMpSZ3tI

Paperback, 2019

$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong, John O'Donohue

Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong

John O'Donohue
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‘Until we allow some of nature’s stillness to reclaim us, we will remain victims of the instant and never enter the heritage of our belonging.’ John O’Donohue, ‘Eternal Echoes’, p. 18.

Paperback, 2000

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Christian Mission, Dana L. Robert

Christian Mission

Dana L. Robert
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‘Christian #Mission: How #Christianity Became a World Religion’ (Blackwells) - a brilliantly perceptive overview by Dana L Robert. Looking forward to our coffee together @BostonCollege⁩ tomorrow. https://t.co/Pub5dvQ1Uj

Paperback, 2009

$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bach's Numbers, Ruth Tatlow

Bach's Numbers

Ruth Tatlow
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@simonbarrow Correct, @simonbarrow! Well done. Ruth @Tatlow, in her, ‘#Bach’s Numbers’ (CUP, 2015), tells the story. https://t.co/fP1yR4IGLJ

Paperback, 2016

$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bishop John V. Taylor: Poet, Priest and Prophet: The Life and Thought of Bishop John V. Taylor, David Wood

Bishop John V. Taylor: Poet, Priest and Prophet: The Life and Thought of Bishop John V. Taylor

David Wood
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‘…they made you believe that this largeness was the native air of Christians, and that to live in such an atmosphere was the most desirable thing in the world.’ #RowanWilliams on #JohnVTaylor, Foreword, David Wood, ‘Poet, Priest and Prophet’ (@CTBI, 2002) 2/2 #mission #theology

Paperback, 2002

$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of The Development of a Great Personality, C. Hubert H. 1848-1918 Parry

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of The Development of a Great Personality

C. Hubert H. 1848-1918 Parry
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‘The first aria…is to the words “Komm, Jesu, komm” and breathes that atmosphere of personal love for #Christ, which is one of the most consistent features of #Bach’s solo music.’ C. Hubert Parry, ‘Johann Sebastian Bach: The Story of the Development of a Great Personality’ p 88

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Book Cover for: The Mind of Gladstone: Religion, Homer, and Politics, David W. Bebbington

The Mind of Gladstone: Religion, Homer, and Politics

David W. Bebbington
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I wish David Bebbington’s book, ‘The Mind of #Gladstone’ (OUP, 2004) had been titled, ‘Let us with a Gladstone Mind’... - I think of it whenever I sing that #hymn. https://t.co/JjWoLAT5it

Hardcover, 2004

$215.00$190.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Dante, Artist of Gesture, Heather Webb

Dante, Artist of Gesture

Heather Webb
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‘#Dante, Artist of Gesture’ Prof Heather Webb (⁦@h_m_webb⁩, Fellow @selwyn1882 Oxford University Press. Congrats! https://t.co/m8daLnfMuC

Hardcover, 2022

$97.00$72.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Word: How We Translate the Bible--And Why It Matters, John Barton

The Word: How We Translate the Bible--And Why It Matters

John Barton
Graham KingsGraham Kings

‘The Word: On the #Translation of the #Bible’ by John Barton — it’s still a deadly game | Culture | The Sunday Times. Positive review by Peter Stanford of a magisterial book. https://t.co/kxabFtOgWQ

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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