Flames Without Glory - Lagnado, Edward
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'The twenty-first-century world is in the grip of a feverish malaise prompted by conflict between extremism and nihilism, between gluttony and want, between vacuity and substance. Flames abound unabated in cultural dissensions and strife, but all are bereft of both honour and glory. It is a sad indictment that the very core and essence that raise man above the animal world are only discernible in the marginalised of human society, in the compassion and spirituality of the poor, in the tears of the afflicted and the oppressed. Somehow their cries find glory in another flame. The flame of hope…mehr

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'The twenty-first-century world is in the grip of a feverish malaise prompted by conflict between extremism and nihilism, between gluttony and want, between vacuity and substance. Flames abound unabated in cultural dissensions and strife, but all are bereft of both honour and glory. It is a sad indictment that the very core and essence that raise man above the animal world are only discernible in the marginalised of human society, in the compassion and spirituality of the poor, in the tears of the afflicted and the oppressed. Somehow their cries find glory in another flame. The flame of hope in a higher destiny.' Adrian Lambert is a quiet, unassuming Catholic priest, concerned only with the care of his parish, until one day he is called to appear in a TV debate along with a Muslim professor. Although he realises full well the potential for conflict within this opportunity, he could never have predicted the terrible chain of events that would befall him as a result...