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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Holiday reading



This time last year, we moved here to Australia from New Zealand. Our stuff was arriving a month later, so I had to choose my books carefully.

Holy Bible Revised Version (1881)
Book of Common Prayer (1928)
A New Commentary on Holy Scripture- Charles Gore (ed) (1926)
The Catholic Religion- Vernon Staley (1904)
The Parson's Handbook- Percy Dearmer (1898)
Mysticism- Evelyn Underhill (1911)

Now, we are shifting again, this time to Newcastle. We are going on a three week holiday first, and then to our new place in the beginning of February. Again, the book selection was arduous.

Holy Bible Revised Version (1881)
Book of Common Prayer (1928)
The Catholic Religion- Vernon Staley (1904)
The Way- A. Priest (1922)
The Mystic Way-Evelyn Underhill (1913)
A Priest's Book of Private Devotions- Oldknow & Crake (1960)

So, not many changes really. Evelyn is now represented by the book I have wanted by her for a long time. No Commentary. In it's place, a mystical devotional book. In place of a practical, liturgical book (Percy), now a private book of prayers.

I don't think this means much. Maybe just swimming in different parts of the same pool perhaps.

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