The Lost Art of Scripture Nicholas J. Talley A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy

A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat

In story-like essays written in the style of his heroes

If scientists know about the gaps in existing knowledge

its visionary founder

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

The Lost Art of Scripture Nicholas J. Talley A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy'An amazingly wide ranging book, showing that the world's religious texts can be a force for good today' John Barton, author of A History of the BibleIn our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse to incite violence, hatred and division. The Quran, the Torah and the Bible are often employed selectively to underwrite arbitrary and subjective views. They are believed to be divinely ordained; they