An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Back in the swing of things, this follows on from my October and September selections, after a break over August. I hope you’ll find something of interest here. 1. Suffering and Singing by John Hindley. I loved this little … Continued
Every now and again, I’m privileged to be at conferences meetings or events that I wouldn’t expect to be. One of the best things about this random trait of my experience of life has been free books. Recently, I was enjoying … Continued
I was privileged to be attending both the 69th Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Providence, Rhode Island, and the most recent gathering of the American Academy of Relgion and the Society of Biblical Literature. One of the most … Continued
Standard disclaimer – in the UK this book is published by IVP, who I work for. I hope this won’t affect my review, but I think it’s important to know that before you read my reading of it! What does … Continued
At the recent VCUKI 2017 Theology Symposium, ‘Just Theology’, the brilliant Kate Colemanspoke powerfully on mission, diversity and leadership. She began with a poem, playing this video: This is a poem that is apparently well known – yet I’d not … Continued
This book has been around since 2015, and features a pretty impressive array of endorsements. I was surprised not to have heard of it, until a friend saw it and thought of me. This friend promptly started to apologise – … Continued
Following on from my September Selections, here are a few things I’ve read, both books and articles, over October that I hope you’ll find interesting. ‘Our Minds can be hijacked’: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia – a … Continued
Every now and again I pick up a little book in 10publishing’s growing series with Union Theology, like Andrew Wilson’s excellent Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God, and Michael Reeves’ helpful Enjoying Your Prayer Life. … Continued
