{"product_id":"godbothering-rhidian-brook-9780281083893","title":"Godbothering: Thoughts, 2000-2020 - As Heard on 'Thought for the Day' on BBC Radio 4","description":"\u003cb\u003e'The problem with Rhidian's \u003ci\u003eThoughts\u003c\/i\u003e is how often I find myself agreeing with him. Most annoying!' \u003ci\u003eJohn Humphrys\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Why bother with God? Do you know what matters in life? What are the limits of kindness? Why doesn't God intervene? What are you worth? For twenty years, bestselling novelist Rhidian Brook has pondered such questions on Radio 4's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThought for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, encouraging, nudging, sometimes provoking millions into thinking about the possibility of a God who is intimately and cosmically involved in the human story. Over 100 of his Thoughts are presented here, forming a kind of alternative history of the 21st century, and inviting us to reflect on the deeper spiritual dimensions of our lives and times. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This earthy disturber of breakfasts subverts and provokes with Thoughts that last much longer than a day.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoy Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I hate celebrities, Harry Potter, musicals, and \u003ci\u003eThought for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Unless Rhidian Brook is on.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Kerr \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A great collection from a wise and humane thinker and writer.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria Hislop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Profound, entertaining, wise and funny - this is a masterclass in the genre. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBishop Nick Baines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Gems on every page. Take your time so you can reflect fully on the beauties contained in the brevity.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Laurie McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhidian Brook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0281083894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780281083893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SPCK Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Rhidian Brook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052294066431,"sku":"9780281083893","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a3da8ee-ead8-4227-b686-c858c8d02b88.jpg?v=1723555907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/godbothering-rhidian-brook-9780281083893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}