- SIGHT EDITOR
THE BOOK CLUB IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS
Welcome to the Sight Bookclub! Throughout the year, we'll be reading a series of books and then joining in a discussion about it - both among others within your church or small group and the wider Sight community.
There are two ways for you to take part in the Sight Bookclub.
1. Join as an individual.
You can join as an individual and you'll receive email updates on what books we're reading (as well as on other book-related news). You'll also be invited to take part in an online chat at the end of each two month period about Sight's selected book. To join, simply fill out the form below. To subscribe, follow this link and fill out the form.
2. Join as a group.
We encourage you to start a Sight Bookclub group in your church or among friends - where-ever you are in the world! Join as a group and every two months we'll send you some discussion notes on our selected book. Those in the group are also invited to join as individuals and take part in our online discussions. Register by sending an email to bookclub@sightmagazine.com.au.
For January, 2022, we're reading Corrie ten Boom's classic 1971 book, The Hiding Place, recently re-released in a 35th anniversary edition...
In August and September, 2021, we're reading Australian theologian Michael F Bird's new book, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible...
We're relaunching the Sight Bookclub for 2021 - in February and March we're reading Jim Wallis' new book, Christ in Crisis?: Reclaiming Jesus in a Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence...
For June and July, 2020 - we're reading Oxford mathematics professor John Lennox's book Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
For February and March, 2020 - we're reading American Andrew Brunson's account of his arrest and imprisonment in Turkey, God's Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance.
As we're starting late, for our next book - until mid-January, 2020 - we're reading Eric T Eichinger and Eva Marie Everson's biography, The Final Race: The Incredible World War II Story of the Olympian Who Inspired Chariots of Fire.
For August and September, 2019, we're reading Mark Sayers' new release, Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of our Post Christian Culture. To buy the book, follow this link - Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture.
We're behind schedule this two month period (apologies for that!), but for what's left of May, we're reading Denise Uwimana's new book marking 25 years since the Rwandan genocide, From Red Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and Forgiveness. To buy the book, follow this link - From Red Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and Forgiveness.
For February and March, 2019, we're reading Hope Shines, a collection of short stories which were shortlisted for the Hope Prize, an annual literary award given by the Brotherhood of St Laurence for writing that transcends stereotypes of 'the poor' and reflects the resilience that people show in the face of poverty and testing times.
For December, 2018, and January, 2019, we're reading Mitch Albom's The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, sequel to the best-selling 2003 novel, The Five People You Meet In Heaven. To buy the book, follow this link The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. To buy The Five People You Meet in Heaven, head here.
For September and October, 2018, we're reading Joel McKerrow and Zoe Boyle's book of poetry, Hollowed Out Lungs. To buy the book, follow this link - Hollowed Out Lungs.
For July and August, 2018, we're reading Melissa Cain Travis' Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God. To buy the book, follow this link - Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God
For May and June, 2018, we're reading Bart Millard's, I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir. To buy the book, follow this link - I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir.
For March and April, 2018, we're reading Billy Graham's final book, Where I Am: Heaven, Eternity, and Our Life Beyond. To buy the book, follow this link - Where I Am: Heaven, Eternity, and Our Life Beyond.
For January and February, 2018, we're reading Timothy Keller's book, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
To buy the book, follow this link - Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God.
Due to the fact the book we'd selected wasn't yet available in paperback in Australia (we'll read that next year) - we've made a change so for November-December, 2017. We're now reading Roy Williams and Elizabeth Meyers' book, Mr Eternity: The Story of Arthur Stace. To buy the book, follow this link (ebook) - Mr Eternity: The Story of Arthur Stace or this link (paperback) - Mr Eternity: The Story of Arthur Stace.
For August and September, 2017, we're reading Darren Cronshaw's book, Dangerous Prayer.
To buy the book, follow this link - Dangerous Prayer: Discovering a Missional Spirituality in the Lord's Prayer
For June and July, 2017, we're reading Suzanne M Wolfe's historical novel The Confessions of X. To buy the book, follow this link - The Confessions of X.
For April to May, 2017 we're reading Melissa Fleming's A Hope More Powerful Than The Sea: The Journey of Doaa Al Zamel. To buy the book, follow this link - A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: The Journey of Doaa Al Zamel
For February to March, 2017 we're reading US pastor Eugene Cho's latest book, Overrated - Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World? To buy the book, follow this link - Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?
For October to November, 2016, we're reading a classic book that's soon to be released as a movie (starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson and directed by Martin Scorsese) - Shūsaku Endō's novel Silence. Originally published in 1966, the book is set in 17th century Japan and tells the story of the Jesuits trying to bring Christianity into Japan. To buy the book, follow this link - Silence: A Novel.
For August to September, 2016, we're reading the classic Christian text, The Cross and the Switchblade (written by the late David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherill, first published 1962). To buy the book, follow this link - The Cross and the Switchblade .
For June-July, 2016, we're reading Kenneth Bae's biography, Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea (written with Mark Tabb, Thomas Nelson, 2016). To buy the book, follow this link - Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea .