An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Over the last couple of days I’ve been reading a new book, published by SPCK, and authored by Tony Campolo and Mary Darling. “Connecting Like Jesus” is an interesting book, its subtitle “Practices for Healing, Teaching, and Preaching”, making it … Continued
A short review of a short book today! I was interested to read this little gem of a book aimed at equipping churches to be more inclusive of disabled people. This book – with two authors, Gordon Temple and Lin … Continued
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this, Archbishop Rowan Williams latest book. Published by SPCK, this is a real gem – Rowan looking critically, kindly, and intelligently at C.S.Lewis’ Narnia, and in particular the character of Aslan. Whilst this release could … Continued
Be careful what you wish for: The Death of Relativism For many years, people of strongly held beliefs have attacked the inconsistency and hypocrisy of flabby, late 20th Century relativism. The relativism of recent decades has often led to a … Continued
Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling are both provocative and innovative thinkers, with whom I agree in part and disagree occasionally! I enjoyed, for what it was, their previous effort, and today’s book is similar in my response. In “The … Continued
At the time of writing this review, I had not been employed by SPCK for two years. At your time of reading this, you should know that I’ve worked there, but don’t any longer. By way of introduction, this is … Continued
The issue of the Doctrine of Justification has long been a contentious one. As this volume recounts in its superb introduction, it was not a central issue of debate in the early centuries of the Church, but was a … Continued
In a similar vein to my previous review of “Simple Ways” by Gunilla Norris – a book on meditation, witha Christian bent – this is not a book I would necessarily choose to read, but it’s something I think is … Continued
Jesus couldn’t be a feminist… Was Jesus a feminist? Many Christians I have met would say no. Usually there are three different thought processes going on behind the no’s that they give: Thought process 1: Feminism equals aggressive, … Continued
This is a review of a book of a kind I have not read before, and would not normally choose to read! However, reading it carefully and eventually using it as designed – meditatively – has been an interesting and … Continued
