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No Book Group book has been set for 2020 but all agree that Neil MacGregor's "Living with the Gods" would be suitable reading over Christmas.
"A panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs over 40,000 years from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany, following the new BBC Radio 4 documentary and British Museum exhibition." |
Living with the Gods
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"A panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs over 40,000 years from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany, following the new BBC Radio 4 documentary and British Museum exhibition.
One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today."
One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today."
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Book Group - Tuesday 26th November 2019, 7.00 p.m.
"Outgrowing God - a beginner's Guide" by Richard Dawkins. Second choice - "The Order of Time" by Carlo Rovelli. |
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Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, Richard Dawkins, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn’t.
Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, takes us on an enchanting, consoling journey to discover the meaning of time
'We are time. We are this space, this clearing opened by the traces of memory inside the connections between our neurons. We are memory. We are nostalgia. We are longing for a future that will not come'
Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, takes us on an enchanting, consoling journey to discover the meaning of time
'We are time. We are this space, this clearing opened by the traces of memory inside the connections between our neurons. We are memory. We are nostalgia. We are longing for a future that will not come'
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Book Group - Tuesday 24th September 2019, 7.00 p.m.
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan or Free Will by Sam Harris |
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Book Group - Tuesday 13th August 2019, 7.00 p.m.
"God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens.
Other books suggested were:
Andrew Copson -"Secularism", and "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden.
"God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens.
Other books suggested were:
Andrew Copson -"Secularism", and "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden.
