An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
In preparation for a conference paper, I’ve been dipping in and out of a whole host of stuff by Tom/N. T. Wright, when I noticed in my digital library that I had a copy of this book. I read it … Continued
For work I recently had the privilege of interviewing Wayne Grudem, about the second edition of his Systematic Theology. One thing that really struck me was the profound impact that, among others, John Wimber and Vern Poythress (Among others!) had on … Continued
Tony Lane should need no introduction – long time Professor of Historical Theology at LST, prolific author (including of the frankly marvellous Readers Guide to Calvin’s Institutes) and all-round good egg, it was a privilege to interact with him when I worked … Continued
I’m late to the party in reviewing this book. It was published in 2008, I first read it in 2009, and it’s now 2020. But Paul Copan’s chapter in Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis was both provocative and helpful, in … Continued
The Church of England has released it’s latest big thing on sexuality. I say ‘thing’ because bluntly Living in Love and Faith is not really a report, but rather a suite of resources including a book, a course, some videos, and … Continued
MORE>Direction by Ruth and Ayo Afolabi is published by IVP in the UK (for whom I presently work!) It’s the fourth volume in the little series of more books, which try to help young busy millennial disciples make more space … Continued
I’ve been reading the new edition of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine for work – and am coming towards the end! It’s been fascinating doing so – the first edition was my gateway drug into the serious … Continued
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a bit of a fanboy of Kate Bowler, author of Everything Happens for a Reason and other Lies I’ve Loved, and also The Preacher’s Wife. Bowler is an Assistant professor … Continued
I was privileged recently to deliver some teaching on what it means to be human to a mission team at a charity. They seemed to enjoy it, so I sent a follow-up email. This blog post offers a few things … Continued
This is a short review, partly because it’s of a short book, and mostly because you should probably read the book. “Contentment isn’t a denial of our problems, a lack of ambition or an end of hope… Christian contentment is … Continued
