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September 25, 2024
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This critically acclaimed debut novel explores themes of faith and the female experience through the lens of the two intertwining stories of Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich.
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October 9, 2024
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October 23, 2024
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In The Kingdom of God is Within You, the great novelist unpacks his conception of Christian anarchism and is a touchstone text for exponents of non-violent resistance.
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November 13, 2024
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November 27, 2024
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A true metaphysical thriller, Chesterton’s masterpiece is an adventure story which manages to amuse whilst at the same time exploring profound theological and philosophical questions.
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December 11, 2024
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December 18, 2024
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Murdoch was both a philosopher and a novelist. In this text she lays out a system of ethics, which proposes Platonic solutions for modern day problems. These three essays demonstrate Murdoch’s wit as well as her profound wisdom.
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January 8, 2025
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January 22, 2025
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A genre defying novel/memoir, The Kingdom manages to make the most famous story of all time – the birth of Christianity – into a deeply personal story of exploration, faith and loss.
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February 12, 2025
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February 26, 2025
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Tillich’s best known work was based on a series of lectures which he gave at Yale in the early 1950s. Tillich puts his enormous intellect to work examining the key questions which arise from being human. As such, it is revered as one of the key texts of Christian existentialism.
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March 12, 2025
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March 26, 2025
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In this award winning novel, Benjamin Myers provides an unusually vivid account of a medieval figure: the titular Cuddy, better known as St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.
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April 9, 2025
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April 23, 2025
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Much mimicked and referenced, Mary Shelley’s novel (and its two protagonists) share little in common with their later iterations. This is a novel which asks profound questions regarding the relationship between God and humanity and about what it truly means to be human.
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May 14, 2025
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May 28, 2025
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Gilead is the bestselling novel by Marilynne Robinson. Robinson introduces us to John Ames as he lies on his deathbed. Over the course of the novel, he looks back at his experiences as a Congregationalist minister in the rural community of Gilead, Iowa.
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June 11, 2025
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June 25, 2025
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Dorothy Day was a founder of the Catholic Worker movement. In this bestselling autobiography, written in the mid-1950s, Day looks back at an extraordinary life with wisdom, candour and courage.
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July 9, 2025
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July 23, 2025
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Endo’s most famous novel tells the story of a Jesuit priest, sent to Japan in the 17th century and who experience extreme persecution. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese novels of the twentieth century.
Join us for LJC Book Club as we explore, grow in and discuss spirituality through novels, biographies, and accounts of personal spiritual journeys.
The LJC Book Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month (except August). It is open to anyone who is interested in widening their spirituality through a variety of novels, biographies and accounts.
The LJC Book Club has been running for over five years and people come and go depending on their commitments and whether the selected book appeals to them.
The books are intended to represent a range of spiritual approaches and are generally chosen by the participants with a view to availability and the feasibility of being read in the time planned although it is not essential to finish the book and other resources on the subject can be used such as YouTube if it helps. The list is planned in advance and available on the LJC website so copies can be found in plenty of time. This is a faith sharing discussion group and for those interested the LJC Book Club also runs study days led by experts in the field.
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