Month: May 2020

The first century of our common era is highly interesting for many reasons. It is the background for this recreation of the life of the least ignorable man in history: Jesus. But what would Jesus make of Christianity?

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“Soaring with Cockatoos” takes us to 19th century Australia when the expansion of European civilisation spelled disaster for the original inhabitants. Rarely did the Aborigines succeed in opposing the invasion, but one tribe led by a charismatic young man did for a time.

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“The Photo Album” ranges over many decades of the 20th and 21st centuries. The main focus is on the lives of ordinary people, but world events are always in the background. The joys, tragedies, embarrassments, and humour of everyday life are all there.

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How could George Augustus Robinson, a man with some good qualities and several weaknesses, become the chief catalyst of one of history’s clearest cases of genocide? Read about the Tasmanian tragedy in “Paradise Stolen”.

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The Soviet Union in 1990-91 was an interesting place to be; it was clear SOMETHING was going to change. But in what direction? That is the background to the love story in “Love Amid the Ruins”.

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An internationally renowned photo journalist suffering a nervous breakdown. A half-European, half-Polynesian girl who has never left her little home. Can they possibly find love in a turbulent time? Read “God Has No Church”.

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“God has no church” is not a theological work, but religious views do come into it — after all, that is a big part of life. But that is only some of the background to this adventure story set on a Pacific island devastated by a tsunami.

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Why did Russia, in contrast to other European powers, have no overseas empire in the 19th century? There was at least one attempt, but it was thwarted by the “agent”, who did not want to enslave the “natives”. Read about that it “Fatal Empires”.

 

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Can we trust governments to tell the truth? Where does our information come from? The role of journalists is vital if they are honest and competent. Read about the brave German journalist Kurt Lenz in “As Though Everything Depended On Me.”

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An exciting, thought-provoking story” was the first review of “God Has No Church”. It is set on a Pacific island just devastated by a tsunami. Politics, religion, economics are all in the mix.

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