{"product_id":"stories-that-shape-transform-and-give-hope-print","title":"Stories that Shape, Transform and Give Hope – Print.","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStories that Shape, Transform and Give Hope\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Ian M Kilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 145, 34);\"\u003e[Publishing late July 2026 - Order your copy now]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA thoughtful and generous exploration of the stories that shape our lives, deepen faith, challenge narrow certainties, and open a path toward hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book will help readers to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eReflect on the stories that have shaped their own life and faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eExplore Christian belief without being pushed toward rigid answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eThink more deeply about meaning, suffering, love, justice, science, and spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eAppreciate the Bible as a living collection of transformative stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eRecognise how personal, family, community, and national stories influence identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eEngage with faith in a way that honours questioning, doubt, and discovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eFind hope within the larger story of God, creation, humanity, and love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eA deeply personal and reflective work by a lifelong Christian minister\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eExplores stories from Scripture, church life, world history, community, family, and personal experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eIncludes “Windows of Insight” with quotations, hymns, poetry, and reflective commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eWritten for thoughtful Christians, seekers, and spiritually curious readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eAddresses contemporary issues including justice, peace, poverty, science, technology, creation, and the future of faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePaperback, 7” x 10”, 286pp\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781067125226\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Garside Publishing Ltd (2026)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 128, 44);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[eBooks available soon]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat are the stories that have made you who you are? Some stories shape us quietly. Some define us. Some wound, divide, or mislead. Others heal, transform, and give hope. This generous and thoughtful book invites readers to look again at the stories they have inherited, believed, questioned, lived by, and passed on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on a lifetime of preaching, pastoral ministry, critical reflection, and spiritual exploration, Ian Kilgour reflects on the central role stories play in human life. His concern is not simply with autobiography, nor with religious certainty. Instead, he asks whether there is a “big enough story” to hold together the many strands of human existence: family and memory, faith and doubt, joy and suffering, justice and failure, science and spirituality, the Bible and the future of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book is unashamedly Christian, but it is not narrow or coercive. It speaks to believers who have grown tired of simplistic answers, and to seekers who still hunger for meaning. Ian explores the Bible as a great treasury of stories, not as a flat book of literal certainties, but as a living collection of myth, memory, wisdom, poetry, challenge, and transforming truth. He reflects on the meta narrative of God, the mega story of the Bible, First Testament and New Testament stories, church and faith stories, world-changing stories, community stories, and the stories that either harm and divide or unite and give hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere is a strong pastoral heart running through the book. Ian writes out of ministry among ordinary people, the poor, the grieving, the wounded, the faithful, and the questioning. He honours complexity. He does not pretend that faith removes suffering or resolves every contradiction. Instead, he invites readers to see how meaning can be discovered, tested, reshaped, and deepened over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor older thoughtful Christians, spiritual seekers, ministers, worship leaders, and anyone reflecting on the legacy of a life, this book offers companionship, wisdom, and encouragement. It asks readers not only to understand Ian’s story, but to value their own. As the manuscript says, every life story is woven from many others, and every person’s story belongs within the wider story of the world, the cosmos, and the Sacred Presence at the centre of all life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eStories that Shape, Transform and Give Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“This book is rich with the learnings of a lifetime in ministry. Ian Kilgour paints a broad canvas, combining personal experience and reflections with theology, science, and history of religion. The result is an engaging exploration of how stories shape our lives in profound ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories that Shape, Transform, and Give Hope\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for our time. When we are seeing many harmful narratives contribute to the breakdown of trust, social cohesion, and democracy, critically reflecting on our stories has never been more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKilgour takes a broad, inclusive, and humble approach, recognising the limits of his own worldview while affirming the value in the faiths and spiritualities of others. He writes from a Christian perspective but saves his most critical and incisive analysis for the harmful stories perpetuated in his own tradition. In this way, he invites the reader into their own critical self-reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book is for anyone who wants to engage more deeply with the stories that have shaped them. They will find Ian’s frankness and honesty refreshing. I warmly commend his book to you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRev Dr Jordan Redding,\u003cbr\u003ePresbyterian Minister\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIan M Kilgour has served in Christian ministry since the 1960s across Salvation Army, Methodist, and Presbyterian settings. With a strong pastoral heart and a lifelong commitment to thoughtful faith, service, justice, and spiritual exploration, he writes from decades of preaching, teaching, listening, counselling, and reflecting on the stories that shape human lives. Together with his wife Shirley, Ian’s ministry has been marked by compassion, openness, and a deep respect for the spiritual journeys of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Foundation Stories that shape and define\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 – Foundation stories that shape and define\u003cbr\u003e2 – Understanding the dynamics of stories\u003cbr\u003e3 – The meta narrative of God\u003cbr\u003e4 – The meta narrative of the Bible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Mega stories that transform\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 – First Testament mega stories that transform\u003cbr\u003e6 – New Testament Stories that transform!\u003cbr\u003e7 – Church and Faith stories that transform!\u003cbr\u003e8 – World impacting stories that transform\u003cbr\u003e9 – Community stories that transform\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Stories that hinder or help\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 – Stories that harm and divide\u003cbr\u003e11 – Stories that unite and give hope!\u003cbr\u003e12 – Connecting through worship, prayer and meditation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Stories that give hope, faith and love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 – Faith and spirituality in a technological and cosmic age\u003cbr\u003e14 – Living in the big story!\u003cbr\u003e15 – Love is supreme\u003cbr\u003e16 – Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip Garside Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53479579582771,"sku":"STSTAGH-P","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9793\/5667\/files\/Stories-that-Shape-3D-Single.jpg?v=1781345839","url":"https:\/\/philipgarsidebooks.com\/products\/stories-that-shape-transform-and-give-hope-print","provider":"Philip Garside Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}