Unwrapping the Sacred: Seeing God in the Everyday by Rosemary Lain-Priestley

Drawing on examples from film, TV and music, this slim volume seeks to offer examples of Christian thought found in everyday life. Arranged as an almanac of reflections encompassing a year in the writer's life, chapters include "October: the bendy bus of belief" and "November: the triumph of hope of Twitter". They traverse a breathless array of cultural references, one moment quoting Des'ree songs, the next turning to the wisdom of John Humphrys and Alain de Botton. Lain-Priestly relies heavily on personal experience: we meet her partner, children and various colleagues and share her concerns, all viewed through the prism of her Anglican faith.