The Divinity School

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A Novel

By: Michael Bird
Pages:212
Publisher: New Australian Writers
Dimensions:129mm x 198mm
ISBN:9780987619389

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The Divinity School follows the lives of four of faculty members at an interfaith studies centre at the fictitious Hamilton University. A widower now Catholic priest tries to reconcile with his gay daughter. A Jewish rabbi confronts domestic violence and is tempted to return to a life he left behind. A Muslim woman tries to help a former student stop her sister from travelling to Syria to join ISIS, and a grieving Episcopal priest finds himself confronted with zany situations that amuse as much as annoy him. The Divinity School is a story that touches on the themes of grief, the complexity of parental relationships, dealing with one’s past, revenge, the seduction of Islamic extremism, and the complexity of religious freedom in a pluralistic world. It is a comic, sometimes bawdy novel with dramatic flair that confronts the issues of our time.

Contains language and themes that may be inappropriate for polite dinner conversation.

Additional information

Dimensions 210 × 148 mm
Pages

212

By

Michael Bird

Publisher

Morning Star Publishing

Dimensions

129mm x 198mm

ISBN

9780987619389

About the author

Michael Bird is an Anglican priest and lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author and editor of over thirty books in biblical and theological studies as well as his debut novel Iskandar. Michael occasionally writes for the ABC on religion and politics, he blogs about Christianity at Euangelion, and he speaks frequently at churches, colleges, and universities across the world. He is married to his wife Naomi and together they have four children. In his spare time, Michael enjoys jogging and despising coffee.