Book Review: God and the Transgender Debate

31 Dec 2017

Book Review: God and the Transgender Debate

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, LGBT, Mental Health, Sin, The Bible, Theology | 0

One of the most contentious conversations in our culture continues to be at the intersection of faith, identity, and what it means to be human. One particular flashpoint is issues under the umbrella of ‘Trans*’, and questions of Gender Identity. … Continued

29 Dec 2017

2017: A Year’s Reading in Review

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Personal, Reading, Top Reads | 0

At the start of 2017 I set myself the challenge of reading about 125 books in the year, riffing off of Tim Challies excellent-sounding reading challenge. I had what might be called mixed success. This blog post is mostly a … Continued

28 Dec 2017

Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Church History, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jesus, Prayer, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 1

While my ongoing theological reading and research focuses to some extent on what it means to be made in the Image of God, I also intend to keep reading and thinking around the particular God that I believe we are … Continued

26 Dec 2017

Book Review: Sin, Grace and Free Will Vol. 1

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Baptism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Sacraments, Sin, The Bible | 0

One of the nice things about my eclectic interests and ecclesially broad employment to date is that sometime books appear in print that friends have written – in the case of the book I’m reviewing today, I remember being enthused … Continued

17 Dec 2017

Building a Bibliography: On Aging and Older People

by Tom Creedy | posted in: A Bibliography, Culture, Disability, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Mental Health, The Bible | 1

Throughout my blogging career, as I’ve turned my library card and reading time to different questions, I’ve compiled bibliographies of books I’ve read or intend to read about different topics. Thus far, I’ve scribbled lists on: Sexuality and Gender Being … Continued

15 Dec 2017

Book Review: Being Disciples

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Leadership, Prayer, Relationality, The Bible, Unity | 0

The topic of Discipleship is one that I’ve been passionate about throughout my whole Christian life – no wonder, in fact, as it is the paradigm that Jesus calls us to. More recently, I’ve come to appreciate the work and … Continued

13 Dec 2017

Guest Post: Making Carol Services Dementia-friendly

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Disability, Guest Post | 0

With Christmas just around the corner, a number of churches have already made plans for their Carol services – indeed, many will have already started a programme of Christmas events. My social media feeds – bear in mind how niche … Continued

12 Dec 2017

Book Review: Still Christian

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism | 2

It is rare that I read a book with which I so immensely resonate yet so profoundly disagree. I was lucky to recently be in the States for some conferences – and one of the books I picked up was … Continued

8 Dec 2017

Book Review: Living the Prayer

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Power, Prayer | 0

It’s been a little while since I read something by today’s author, trystain owain Hughes. His The Compassion Quest was a really helpful book that motivated me in a pursuit of justice and was arguably quite a formative book for me. … Continued

Monthly Archives: December 2017