Keep The Fire
By John Arnott
Marshall Pickering. 237 pages. £6.99
ISBN 0 551 02953 6
The long-awaited Keep the Fire is 237 pages of Torontoist apologia. The very unattractive cover will probably not increase the sales, as would a photograph of Carol Arnott marrying Jesus in her 'vision' on p. 64, had one been available, but Carol literally becoming the bride of Christ is only one of the incredible things found in this book which I can only describe as a DIY for deception. (Carol is also looking forward to seeing her two pet dogs in heaven (p.164).) The author's constant injunction is to 'try first, analyse later'. After which it is too late . . .
The author says: 'this book is speaking more to the heart than the head' and he uses expressions like 'cerebral theology' to reinforce your passivity.
