Dr Mark Dooley

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At so many levels, the flower is a symbol of life, growth and hope. However, it also contains a lesson in how to live, one which is the centrepiece of Christianity. In choosing the lilies of the field as a model of the good life, Christ showed how nature can become our teacher.

At so many levels, the flower is a symbol of life, growth and hope. However, it also contains a lesson in how to live, one which is the centrepiece of Christianity. In choosing the lilies of the field as a model of the good life, Christ showed how nature can become our teacher.

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← [Spring flowers] are solace for the soul, healing for the heart. The daffodil, primrose and crocus announce the dawn of this splendid season. They will not last long, but they bring great joy while they do. They sing to the spirit and reconnect us to life beyond the back door. To our eyes, they are perfect and beautiful. They are also miraculous in as much as they are not made but found. Their beauty is not something we create, but is inherent to the flower. The lily has important work to do yet it moves at a gentle pace. If it is slightly late, it does not rush to meet its deadlines. It grows and blooms in its own time and is none the worse for that. Like all flowers, it contains within itself all the power it requires to reach fruition. The lily does not suffer burnout, but remains always in poise. It neither labours nor spins, yet its beauty is constant. →
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New Book – Amazon.co.uk Bestseller!

Against the Tide is the definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume edited by Mark Dooley, Scruton's Literary Executor.  Right up until the last essay in this book ('My Year 2019'), Scruton proves himself to be at his most scintillating and controversial. He writes with passion and conviction about such varied topics as feminism, racism, fascism, Tony Blair and Donald Trump. In all cases he takes aim at those who defy conservative common sense in favour of liberal falsehoods. But with polymathic intelligence, he also writes of Michel Foucault, Male Domination, The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Monumental Egos and The Trump of Nothingness.  This book shows Scruton at his most brilliant and demonstrates how his influence will remain strong and will last. Like Christopher Hitchens' final collection And Yet, this new collection shows a writer at the height of his intellectual powers whose works will provide a philosophical legacy for many years to come. 

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