Chosen

Giles Fraser has given an absolute gift to us in this book. He has clearly poured his heart, soul and mind into writing it. It is utterly beautiful and moving, and it reads so well that I could hardly put it down. He skillfully writes seamlessly between biography, philosophy, history, psychology and......more

I very much found myself impacted by this book. While there were plenty of theological nuances with which I may disagree with Fraser, his personal story resonates deeply with my own in different ways. This read was personally very enriching and has caused me to reflect in deep and meaningful ways. Th......more

This book is an uneasy combination of memoir and theological discussion. Memoirs are, I suppose, by definition solipsistic but this seemed especially so and, remembering the news reports about the impact of Occupy on St Pauls and Giles Fraser leaving his job, I think his account is, understandably,......more

Liminal. If you don't know the meaning of that word now, you will by the time you finish the book. It's the book's theme and the word is peppered throughout. Liminal is when someone or something is neither one thing nor the other; its status is ambiguous. Say you're literally halfway out the door an......more