An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
With thanks to The Good Book Company for a review copy. In 1904, or thereabouts, Herman Bavinck wrote: “If we reject Christianity because it does not suit us, it instantly proves at the very same time that Christianity is indispensable … Continued
I’ve been aware of AAR, and a member sporadically, since 2014 when I was doing my MA. The AAR is the American Academy of Religion – the largest scholarly society for the study of religion in the English language – … Continued
I won this book in a raffle. I don’t say that very often about books, but Zondervan’s stand at ETS last year had ‘golden ticket’s from Stan Gundry (who I’ve not heard of as being particularly like Willy Wonka, but … Continued
Way back in 2014, I had the surreal privilege of presenting a paper at a conference in Norway, in the beautiful coastal town of Stavanger. That paper grew out of some footnotes from a Masters essay, and looked at Galatians … Continued
As I wrote at about the 25% mark of reading this beautiful truth, ‘this is a special book’. It is a special book because it is beautifully written. As someone working in publishing, and someone who likes theology, and someone who … Continued
I started writing this post in early March, and finished it when a decision that *could* have been changed was confirmed by the Anaheim Vineyard in mid-March. Back in 2013 I had the totally unexpected privilege of being in California … Continued
Ever since my undergrad days, and very pertinently in my present job, I’ve been a bit of a magpie when it comes to theological/biblical studies interests. Nearly everything interests me. So I was very interested to get into this book … Continued
I received an electronic review copy of this book from the publisher. I don’t think this clouded my review. Readers can judge. There are a number of ways that I could have tackled this book review. I could have challenged ‘young’, … Continued
I’m a latecomer to Lent. I grew up in a particular Baptist tradition that didn’t do Lent, and was bemused by it at my nominally Anglican school. Since working in Publishing (Starting in 2016) I’ve been exposed to two things: the … Continued
About a year into my first stint in publishing, at SPCK (whom I now work for again but exclusively focusing on IVP), we were told one day that a legend of the Christian publishing world was joining us, to work … Continued
