Blue Book

"The Nineties were green," says Nick Page. "The future is Blue." But before Chelsea fans scramble for a copy, blue, he suggests, is in fact the colour of "the inner world: of hope, friendship, stillness, insight--less the material, more the spiritual." Page first started seeing the world through blue-tinted spectacles at a conference in 1999, when two futurologists discussed "a global phenomenon--the upsurge of interest in spirituality and religion". And although green issues have rightly become important to society, he argues that they inform only how we should live. Blue issues, however, ask why. So in this exquisite little collection of anecdotes and observations, Page contemplates the complexities, banalities, dilemmas and joys of life in the 21st century from his own Christian perspective. His chapters explore matters of hope, faith, stillness, truth, mercy, wonder, friendship and celebration, and are punctuated with serious--but not misplaced or overpowering--reflection on biblical insight. Some critics might dismiss Page as a poor man's Douglas Coupland--Blue is certainly reminiscent of Life After God--but to do so would be unfair. This is the first of a kind--a book with true empathy which tackles what it means to be human today from within a gentle Christian spirituality. It will appeal to anyone searching for meaning beyond the fading veneer of contemporary culture--whatever their favourite colour. --Brian DraperRead More