An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Paul Mallard is a Baptist pastor and writer who penned one of my favourite books of 2019, Invest Your Disappointments. Today I’m reviewing his new book, An Identity to Die for. Regular readers will know that identity is core to my theological … Continued
Reviewing a devotional can feel quite difficult. Am I reviewing the book’s interpretation of Scripture, it’s theology, it’s utility, or something else? Add in the complexity that a multi-contributor volume brings to the table, and your reviewer is further puzzled. … Continued
Classic disclaimer – this book is published by SPCK, the group for whom I currently work. I’ll take a leaf out of this book by making this review as short as I can. There are many books about parenting, but … Continued
I was glad to get my hands on a copy of this book, as I’d very much enjoyed the author’s more technical and theological explanation of the ideas, Salvation by Allegiance Alone. This book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for … Continued
The first month of 2020 has been a great one for reading. There have been new books, old books, Sharon Hastings Wrestling With My Thoughts is a superb book. TLDR? If you care about mental health and faith, read this book. … Continued
At the outset of this review I should note that I work for the publisher of the NSBT Series in the UK, and that this may cloud my review. Let the reader understand! I’ve been excited about this book since … Continued
One of the occupational hazards of a) being interested in what the Bible says about things and b) being an impending dad (my wife is due to give birth to our first child in March, so if things go quiet … Continued
As part of an ongoing interest in reading into and around God’s identity and goodness, and also the theology and depths of the atonement, one of the interesting side-roads is to consider accounts of God’s Wrath. This has become quite … Continued
As a Christian living and working in England, I’m naturally quite interested in what the Church of England is doing. I’m not an Anglican, though I have great love and respect for many brothers and sisters in that part of … Continued
How do we know God? Can we know God as he is in himself? Those are the questions on the back of God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics and the Task of Theology by Steven J. Duby. They are excellent questions … Continued
