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Francis spufford has won several literary awards in great britain for his nonfiction works, which include i may be some time. Francis spufford s unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of christianity. His first book, i may be some time, won the writers guild award for best nonfiction book of 1996, the banff mountain book prize and a somerset maugham award. An exploration of the importance of clarity through calmness in an increasingly fastpaced world. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense. Unapologetic this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as. Sin is the human tendency, the human propensity, to fuck. Buy unapologetic by francis spufford with free delivery. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense francis spufford. The first session of the st pauls forum autumn series the case for god held under the dome of st pauls cathedral.
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