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When Andi Oliver first read Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' she felt as though someone climbed inside her head. Morrison's books saved her life - both emotionally and cerebrally. The author, editor and college professor Toni Morrison chronicled the lives of African-Americans in novels such as 'Beloved', 'Sula' and 'Song of Solomon'. She once said that what drove her to write was "the silence of so many stories untold and unexamined". Born in Ohio, she was granddaughter to a slave, and her work often drew on the legacies of slavery, how it's carried down the generations. Awarded both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize for Literature, her work was internationally acclaimed. Joining Matthew Parris and Andi Oliver is Morrison's close friend Fran Lebowitz, and Howard University professor Dana Williams. Produced by Eliza Lomas in Bristol.
The futility of a sensual, material life is laid bare by Solomon' arguments and his experience. The listener is pleaded to take life's purpose more seriously and to see and find the rich love of God in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Audio from a talk on 'The Worship of Solomon' from 1 Kings 8:27-30, given by Revd Dr Andrew Sach at a Christians in Parliament Lunchtime Chapel Service on Tuesday 17th October 2017.
Audio from a talk on 'The Wisdom of Solomon' from 1 Kings 3:16-28, given by Revd Dr Andrew Sach at a Christians in Parliament Lunchtime Chapel Service on Tuesday 10th October 2017.
Mark Hutton joins us to complete our 'Wisdom of Solomon' series. Mark takes time to look at Solomon's life and how loosing your first love, through the choices we make has implications on our lives and our relationship with God
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney reveals the Old Testament legacy in popular music: from Robbie Williams' 'Kiss me' to Perry Como's 'Song of Songs' and Kate Bush's 'The Song of Solomon'. Credits:Chrysalis, Noble And Brite, RCA Victor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.