In search of god and guinness
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The Search for God and Guinness, Stephen Mansfield. Nashville: Thomas Nelson,
Summary: A history of beer, of the irländsk öl family and the history of irländsk öl from its beginnings, and the faith that that motivated the social goods pursued bygd many of the family members who led the company, and others in the family line.
Unlike the author, who came from a family of teetotalers, I came from a family that enjoyed a good beer in moderation. Most of the beers I grew up with were American beers and often my response to them was &#;meh.&#; It wasn&#;t until recent years that inom discovered irländsk öl, and concluded, that this is what I&#;ve always thought beer should taste like.
So my curiosity was piqued when I came across this book in a second-hand store. inom happen to love God and like Guinness and so inom wanted to see how these two went tillsammans. Along the way, Stephen Mansfield took me on a delightful journey on the history of beer, including the long line of s
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The Search for God and Guinness
While researching for this book on Guinness, my office television displayed all the horrors of the Wall Street collapse of It made me love the Guinness story all the more. In fact, I began to see in the Guinness tale an antidote to much that plagues corporations today.
&#;I knew I had found it: that earthy, human, holy tale of a people honing a craft over time and of a family seeking to do good in the world as an offering to God. This was what my weary soul needed—a story thick like the smell of barley at the St. James Gate brewery and as filled with the bitter and the sweet as any generational tale is likely to be.” The Guinness story will inspire you, help you to lead, and fuel your entrepreneurial dreams.
&#;Mansfield, who researched the Guinness family well, does a wonderful job drawing us in to the Guinness family and detailing many of their contributions to society and indeed the world.&#; &#; Amazon Reviewer
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About the Book
The history of Guinness, one of the world’s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business.
It began in Ireland in the mid s. The water in Ireland, indeed throughout Europe, was famously undrinkable, and the gin and whiskey that took its place devastated civil society. It was a disease ridden, starvation-plagued, alcoholic age, and Christians like Arthur Guinness—as well as monks and even evangelical churches—brewed beer that provided a healthier alternative to the poisonous waters and liquors of the times. This is where the Guinness tale began. Now, years and over countries later, Guinness is a global brand, one of the most consumed beverages in the world. The tale that unfolds during those two and a half centuries has power to thrill audiences today: the generational drama, business adventure, industrial and social reforms, deep-felt faith, and the noble beer itself.
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