The author is well known to many ICAHD UK members

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Product Description

What if Jesus lived today - in our violent world? In a region where there is military occupation, injustice and oppression? Where greed condemns people to live in virtual slavery and innocent lives are destroyed for the sake of power and ambition? "Sparrow Story" is a fast-moving and challenging presentation of the greatest story of all time - for people in our own age. And, our storyteller's unique perspective is strangely appropriate...'I have to admit that in the great hierarchy of birds, we sparrows are not well placed. Even the Boss admits it. 'Sparrows? Two a penny,' he says. For a moment, I am quite shocked. But, in the crazy upside-down way the Boss talks, you never know who is at the bottom and who is at the top. Most of his friends are sparrows - the human variety, I mean. The poor, the ignored, the overlooked. Yet, there are times when these sparrow people seem more important than anyone else to him. People who get pushed to the margins are somehow at the centre in his way of thinking. And, one day, something happens that proves it.'

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #618458 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
"'Fresh and powerful. Brilliant in lots of ways - though many people will find things to argue about: including me! I enjoyed it enormously.' JANET MORLEY, author of All Desires Known 'Stimulating and exciting reading. Very powerful. The present tense is spot on: gives it real impact. Great for sixth-form colleges and ministerial training courses. NIGEL GREENWOOD, Vice-chair Ripon and Leeds Diocesan Board of Education 'Profound. It is brilliant - on all sorts of different levels. The sparrow idea really works. Had an amazing response from the service users when I read some of it in a Communion service. They talked about it for an hour!' EVE ROSE, Mental Health Chaplain 'I love the style: clear and easy to understand. Makes me think about the stories I know so well in a new way. In terms of use in school, I think it could compliment the work we do on the life of Jesus. GEMMA MATTHEWS, Head of RE in Comprehensive School 'I thought it was wonderful. Very moving. But don't limit it to the religious market. Have you thought about radio? It would be really good read out loud.' AMANDA ACKROYD, Novelist/atheist"

About the Author
DAVID RHODES worked as a national newspaper journalist before his ordination as an Anglican priest in 1972. In 1994 he joined the ecumenical project Faith in Leeds and began running his innovative 'retreats on the streets' to help Christians make the vital connection between their faith and social justice issues. This led to him presenting the BBC TV Good Friday programme, Passion in the City. Having subsequently been appointed Chaplain Missioner of The Children's Society, he is now a freelance writer and conference speaker. He is the author of three SPCK titles, Faith in Dark Places (1996), The Advent Adventure (1998, reissued 2005) and Lenten Adventure (2000).

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Customer Reviews

Old tales newly told
It is a long time since I read the bible, so I was amazed at the thought processes sparked by this book. It would be a great starting point for a discussion on faith, or to bring home the place of faith in modern times, as I think there are depths to it that would be revealed in discussion rather than solitary reading. The sparrow, with his Runyonesque chat, made for a compelling read that drew me in despite not normally reading books of this nature.

Sparrow Story
A gripping and original take on the gospel story told through the eyes of a sparrow and set in a modern day, occupied region.

Through 'Sparrow Story' the familiar and comfortable gospel story is brought into sharp focus with twenty first century problems and details often shocking the reader into facing the real issues.

I enjoyed Sparrow Story and found myself making excuses to slope off and read it as I would with a good novel; engaging with the characters and narrative with the secret hope that this time the ending would be different. Brilliant!

Sparroe Story-The Gospel for Today
This book is a modernd day account of the events surrounding the gospel stories written from the perspective of a sparrow- sounds strange but somehow it works. Setting the story in the present was a genius idea from the author, it allows the people of today to relate to and gain a better understanding of the characters and events that otherwisw can sometimes seem so irrelevant in todays world. It has all the things you would expect in a thrilling novel, humour, drama, adventure, and suprises. The only disapointing thing is that we all know the ending before we begin!