The High Price of Heaven

The High Price of Heaven

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Author: David Marr

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 336


Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation and the cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the d the presenter of ABC Radio National's 'Arts Today'. He was a foundation member of Watch on Censorship and now writes for the Sydney Morning Herald. As a biographer and reporter on politics, race, justice and the arts, he's been convinced for many years that religion even if only the remains of a lost faith is a key to understanding lives and politics. The High Price of Heaven gives faith its due in this uncertain society at the end of the second millennium.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: David Marr

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 336


Priests and preachers have returned to haunt Australian politics. The mission is to get us all to heaven by banning drugs, chopping movies and turning the criminal law against sex. The High Price of Heaven is about the politics of salvation and the cruelty, comedy, and pain inflicted by the d the presenter of ABC Radio National's 'Arts Today'. He was a foundation member of Watch on Censorship and now writes for the Sydney Morning Herald. As a biographer and reporter on politics, race, justice and the arts, he's been convinced for many years that religion even if only the remains of a lost faith is a key to understanding lives and politics. The High Price of Heaven gives faith its due in this uncertain society at the end of the second millennium.