This is the story of a life’s journey.
Gordon Wise was born the son of an agriculturalist in tropical North Queensland. His father went on to become Premier of Western Australia, but Gordon’s own life path proved to have its own adventures, including service in World War II as an RAAF pilot in Coastal Command over European waters.
Through what some might see as an accidental encounter, he had discovered a faith in God at the age of 17.

Stories of those who’ve risked it! Six talks broadcast on Radio Dawn, Nottingham, UK.

'The stories in this booklet are very moving. They show that the human spirit of forgiveness is one of the most powerful energies we possess. It this can be harnessed then we can create a peaceful world,’ from the Foreword by Imam Musharraf Hussain.

“A Hand to the Plough is a remarkable compilation of inspiring essays which show the path to sustainable human happiness and well-being. The last chapter on the unity of the spirit brings out the great importance of integrating science and spirituality. This book is a must for all interested in fostering harmony with nature and with each other.”
Professor M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, Government of India.

This book looks at the influences at work in the twenty-first century through science, economics, politics and religion.

Was Rudyard Kipling right to say that East and West would always remain apart? Or is teamwork and understanding possible?
With the headlines often full of violence and terrorism, Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid's new booklet 'A Journey of Discovery - a Muslim encounters Initiatives of Change' is a convincing outline of such a future. Written originally for Muslim friends, this relevant, topical and readable account has something for all of us, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.

Born in 1898, Paul Tournier died in 1986, shortly after the first edition of this book. The Swiss doctor's books have been translated into many languages, and his work now inspires a new generation of doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists, and health-workers who seek to marry science and faith in their work and in their lives.
Tournier lived and worked in Geneva, Switzerland. The author of more than twenty best-selling books, he always refused to write an autobiography. This choice of texts in many ways fulfils this function.(Caux reprint)

'A serious guide to remaking the world' is taken from Jean Brown's series of Reflections articles published in For A Change magazine.
She writes: 'Some years ago my daughter, then aged five, announced with satisfaction that her primary school class had decided to save the world. We all get that call at some point, usually before the age of 26.... There is a knock at the door of our imagination and we usually open it just enough to glimpse amazing and alarming possibilities for our lives.... It always involves the invitation to serve the world and a purpose bigger than ourselves....

An award winning journey of the spirit.
This stirringly honest spiritual journey won a literary award in its original French edition from the prestigious Académie Française in Paris.
Hélène Guisan-Demetriades, long with her parents and siblings, were among those Greeks uprooted from Constantinople by the upheavals after the First World War. But she remains deeply rooted in her Orthodox faith, and in her country of adoption, Switzerland.
A mother and a home-maker, she reveals the tensions between home and family, and her ambitions to write.

Women pioneers in peacemaking. 16 stories of women whose daring acts have made a difference in the world. Foreword by the Dalai Lama.

“It is my ardent wish that this book, written in the spirit of our worldwide network, will inspire people to follow in the steps of the pioneers and those who have become involved more recently in the fellowship, whose experiences are also related. Well done and thank you to those who have favoured us with these memories and these pertinent accounts!”
Michael B.

A story in verse. Conductor Syd's humour and courage affect the spirit of the whole bus. A small boy loses his fear of the bully at school, and decides not to run away. For children of 6. Colour illustrations. Also available in Russian.