Keith Ballard: 2 books

Total blackness at mid-day, the Temple veil ripping apart; these are the events witnessed by the priest Nicodemus. A tale of one whose life collided with Jesus, and he struggled to know who this Nazarene really wascould he be the promised Messiah? John the Apostle tells of this priest and his encounters within the turmoil of the Roman occupation, and the plotting Jewish Sanhedrin.

The aim of this text is to convey the experience of excluded children, their parents, teachers and remaining classmates. Looking at all those involved, the book offers reflections on inclusion and exclusion in the context of schools that do not cater well for diversity. The contributors and issues...