This is a short book which takes a look at the Beatitudes as rather more than just a poetic introduction to the Sermon On The Mount. Dave Andrews considers each saying individually, showing how Jesus's words were a call to radical and peaceful living. The chapter on "Blessed are the pure in heart" was particularly good but the overall standard of the chapters was high. However the end of the book meandered off into a rather strange discussion about t-shirts and other oddments that didn't feel like it fit very well with what had gone before. The highly pacifist and anti-George Bush stance of this book might put some people off but it was a worthwhile read, if rather short at 93 pages.