An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Conrad Gempf is the Lecturer in New Testament at the London School of Theology, and this represents a popular-level engagement with some key New Testament themes, centred on the person of Paul. Paul, in most Christian understanding, is an author … Continued
Concluding a series of posts (a modification and serialisation of one of my MA-level essays) thinking through a Christian response to suicide, today we reach the end of this discussion. Following an introductory post, a post about suicide and the … Continued
Continuing a new series of posts (a modification and serialisation of one of my MA-level essays) thinking through a Christian response to suicide, today we reach our third post. Following an introductory post, a post about suicide and the biblical … Continued
Continuing a new series of posts (a modification and serialisation of one of my MA-level essays) thinking through a Christian response to suicide, today we reach our third post. Following an introductory post, and yesterday’s post about suicide and the … Continued
Following on from yesterday’s post on World Suicide Prevention Day, which introduced the topic, defined some terms, and explained the scale of the problem, today I want to turn to Scripture, and consider what the Bible says about suicide, the … Continued
There is a huge amount of confusion and interest around the End Times – and the Church is often the source or victim of this. Ponsonby dares to try and bring the Bible, in particular the Book of Revelation, to … Continued
To mark/reflect on World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) I’ve decided to serialise an essay I wrote for one of the modules in my MA Studies at St John’s College, Nottingham. I will share it in 4 parts, and make … Continued
Note – this review was originally written for ‘Third Way’, a magazine now sadly defunct. I also wrote a letter to Steve and his publishers about this book – you can read that here. Chalke needs little introduction. A prophetic voice … Continued
