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Re-using God

Wilfred De'Ath Why Christianity Works Mary Kenny (Michael Joseph pp.228, 16.95) The central body of this book consists of a litany of what Mary Kenny perceives as the great......

Planned Fantasy

Gavin Stamp The Gentleman's Country House and its Plan 1835.1914 Jill Franklin (Routledge pp. 293, £15.95) If the titles of popular books are anything to go by, the English......