{"title":"Alison J Askew","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"close-encounters-of-the-life-changing-kind-book-alison-j-askew-9781803698700","title":"Close Encounters of the Life Changing Kind","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered how some of the people who met Jesus and had their lives transformed by him might have told their own story? 'These imaginative meditations allow the reader to step inside the world of those concerned and attempt to see things through their eyes'. 'A fresh and lively way of engaging with some of the episodes recorded in the gospels'. Alison Askew is a retired priest in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds. She served as a hospital chaplain for twenty years, a parish priest for ten years and for the last few years has been full time carer for her elderly Mum. She has a longstanding involvement with and commitment to the people of The Holy Land, particularly in East Jerusalem and the Bethlehem area where she has many good friends. The purchase of this book will help pay to sponsor needy but able Palestinian youngsters obtain degrees which otherwise would be an impossibility for them. The Jeel Scholarship Fund is currently sponsoring two youngsters on nursing degrees and one who is training to be a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49549776290065,"sku":"GOR013618986","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1803698705.jpg?v=1751185193"},{"product_id":"people-of-the-passion-book-alison-j-askew-9781803691282","title":"The People of the Passion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rt. Revd. James Bell formerly Bishop of Ripon writes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these insightful yet easy to read reflections accompanied by some really searching questions, Alison offers us a moving and challenging invitation to think again about what and who is involved in the passion of Christ and to ask ourselves about the implications for the pursuit of the Christian faith today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of evocative and thought provoking meditations based on some of the events of Holy Week, the last week of Jesus' earthly life, followed by a set of questions for personal reflection or group discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy approaching these events through the eyes of those who were involved, the reader is enabled to engage with the events themselves as they are brought to life in a fresh way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stimulating and challenging read to be mulled over not rushed through. It questions some of our presuppositions and asks us to contemplate where we are in the drama of Jesus' passion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582688600337,"sku":"GOR013618987","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/180369128X.jpg?v=1750995314"},{"product_id":"upside-down-tale-of-angels-asses-assassins-and-a-baby-in-a-manger-book-alison-j-askew-9781803695297","title":"An Upside Down Tale Of Angels, Asses, Assassins and A Baby In A Manger","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inspiring, challenging and sometimes amusing book looking beneath the surface and behind the scenes of the Christmas story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rt Revd John Pritchard, formerly Bishop of Oxford writes 'Alison Askew has the happy knack of seeing stories from the inside out. She tells those familiar Nativity stories in ways that make us stop, think, recognise, smile. Above all she helps us to re-connect with the reality of them, the sheer down to earth humanity of them. You may have wondered what it was like for Mary, Joseph, or even a shepherd, but where else have you entered the thought -world of Isaiah the prophet, Herod the killer or a bereaved mother in Bethlehem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith further reflections, questions to ponder and ways to pray, this book throws fresh light on old truths and could, perhaps, relight the fire of our next Christmas'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Revd Dr Janet Williams Vice Principal St Hild College (providing Theological education in Yorkshire and beyond) writes 'In these brief imaginative reflections, by retelling the timeless truths of Advent and Christmas, but telling them slant, Alison Askew offers seasonal refreshment for believer and seeker alike. 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