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Thoughts of God: A Lent Course Based on the Film 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' Paperback – August 2, 2022

by Andy Colebrooke (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Thoughts of God explores the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan by bringing the film The Man Who Knew Infinity into meaningful conversation with biblical themes of faith and exile, friendship with God, the longing for home, and the nature of truth. This five-week course offers a thought-provoking engagement with the fundamental issues of life, love and faith while providing background information, discussion starters, liturgies and questions for personal reflection.

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    Circle Books
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    August 2, 2022
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A highly original and extremely practical resource for the Church, especially for film lovers. It will take you deep it into the Christian faith. Buy it and use it! -- Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School, North Carolina.

Lent is an opportunity to engage with questions of God and what it means to be human at a deeper level. This book provides an imaginative and stimulating way in, both for individual and group study. For some it will be surprising, for some it will be challenging, but the stories represented in movies can lead us deeper into discovering who we are in the light of a God who loves and redeems. I commend this book to you. -- Revd Professor David Wilkinson, St John's College, Durham University.

Thoughts of God is a first-rate group Lenten study putting Scripture into meaningful and delightful conversation with the film, The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015). Theology is at its core the conversation between God's story and our stories. That is, as we experience, what the best of sermons do each week. To deepen that conversation, Colebrooke has brought together relevant scriptural texts with the real-life story of the Hindu mathematician Ramanujan's interaction with the Cambridge don and atheist G. H. Hardy. As the film invites viewers to empathize with the humanity of this young Indian family, it encourages us to extend our theological probings concerning our own humanity. Here is the dialogue between Bible and film at its best. Highly recommended. -- Robert K. Johnston, Fuller Theological Seminary, and author of Reel Spirituality (2006), God's Wider Presence (2014), and God in the Movies (2017), with Catherine Barsotti).

This Lent course is refreshingly original and yet highly relevant and contemporary to many of the issues facing society and the Christian church today. I knew nothing of Srinivasa Ramanujan until I was sent this book, but his life and work, wonderfully portrayed in the film, has been beautifully woven into the five sessions that make for a truly engaging course. The complexity of the mathematics doesn't interfere with understanding an exciting and intriguing story, that will encourage some lively and fruitful conversations, and I will be recommending it to parishes in my patch. -- The Venerable Robin King, Archdeacon of Stansted.

If you are looking for a Lent Course which explores discipleship and the interface between religious faith and the scientific endeavour in a fresh and creative way, Thoughts of God is for you. Anchored in a friendship which featured in a 2015 movie, The Man Who Knew Infinity, this new course illuminates philosophical and theological truths and tensions in a way which speaks to both head and heart and is anchored in everyday human realities. -- The Rt Revd Dr Lee Rayfield, Society of Ordained Scientists, Bishop of Swindon.

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Andy Colebrooke is a retired Anglican priest with many years' experience of leading and devising Lent groups and other short courses. With a background in physics at university, he taught mathematics in schools for more than a decade before ordination. With a conviction that science and faith need not be enemies he is the author of Science and Religion - the spirituality of James Clerk Maxwell. He now lives in Saffron Walden in Essex with his wife Hazel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Circle Books (August 2, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785359711
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785359712
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.26 x 8.61 inches
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I am a retired Anglican priest with nearly 30 years ministerial experience. Throughout I have led and devised many Lent and other short courses, with a special fondness for those that involve the use of film.

My background is in science, studying for a degree in Physics before doing postgraduate research in Polymer Physics, both at Imperial College in London. Prior to ordination I taught Reactor Physics at Queen Mary College, London, followed by more than a decade teaching mathematics in secondary schools. My conviction is that science and faith need not be enemies, but rather, together they can provide a rich harmony of understanding. My booklet ‘Science and Religion’ explores this conviction through considering the spirituality of the Victorian physicist James Clerk Maxwell, sometimes dubbed ‘The Scottish Einstein’.

I now live in Essex with my wife Hazel; we delight in having three grown-up children and seven amazing grandchildren.

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Wayne S. Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars fascinating and beneficial material
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022
This book is identified as a group Lenten study in five easy to follow sessions using scenes from Matt Brown’s 2015 film‘The Man Who Knew Infinity about the relationship of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, an orthodox Hindu Brahmin who believed that the goddess Namagiri revealed his mathematical insights, and Oxford mathematics don G. H. (Godfrey Harold) Hardy, who was a convinced atheist, at the outbreak of the First World War as a launch point to have meaningful conversation on such Biblical themes as faith and trust, exile, friendship with God, the longing for home, and the nature of truth.

First, I do NOT observe “Lent,” but author Andy Colebrooke, a retired physics teacher and Anglican priest, says, “Although it was designed for Lent, it is in fact suitable for any time of year, in a variety of settings.” Second, I am not personally fond of devotional type small group study books, but if I have to read one, I would prefer that it be based directly on the Bible rather than some man-made film, even though the story told is quite interesting. At first, I wondered how the interaction between a Hindu and an atheist could possibly increase one’s understanding of Biblical principles. Having said that, I will also have to say that while I may not agree with every observation by Mr. Colebrooke, there is a lot of fascinating and beneficial material in this book. The third session on “What Is Truth?” is especially noteworthy.
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Rhodium45
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging course
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2023
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An interesting idea for a lent course, which is well researched and reflects the author's background as physicist, teacher and vicar. Highly recommended.
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Joanna Montanjees
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2023
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A thoroughly thought provoking read. A perfect book to accompany your lenten journey.
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