Bøger af John Pridmore

Pridmore grew up in the east end of London and following his parents divorce at ten, he then started getting into trouble, ending up in a young offenders prison. Having left home at 15, the only occupation he'd learnt was stealing. By his 20s he'd become a violent East End gangster well acquainted with the capital's criminal underworld. He lived the classic gangster lifestyle of loads of cash, women, sports cars, designer clothes and luxury apartments. One night outside a nightclub, he nearly killed a man.... then something extraordinary happened.

Playing with Icons: The Spirituality of Recalled Childhood, is a study of memoirs of childhood in order to learn something about the spiritual lives of children. A basic premise of this study is that from our birth-and indeed from before our birth-we are spiritual beings, however elusive that idea proves to be. Most of the children we shall meet had some experience of formal religion. For some that experience is suffocating, threatening to stifle their spiritual growth, or simply inadequate, failing sufficiently to express all that most moves them. For others religion promotes their spirituality, above all lending them a language with which to utter what lies beyond words. With the help of the children we meet on the pages of this book, it is hoped we will better serve the children of today.

An author's life as an inner-city priest in one of the most deprived parts of London.

He was a serious 'Face' in the London underworld. His jackets were tailored to hold his machete. His drug deals earned him thousands of pounds. Penthouse apartment, luxury cars, designer clothes and women. John Pridmore had everything he wanted. Until one night outside a London club he nearly killed a man.