An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Before I even being writing, its worth making it very clear that I am not really qualified to write this review, at least from an academic standpoint, and so my doing so is as much a recommendation and a recognition … Continued
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST ECHOES MY OWN OPINION AND NOT THAT OF ANY CHURCH OR MINISTRY I AM OR HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH. QUOTES ARE ALL MY RECORD OF JUSTIN WELBY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED – I CANNOT GUARANTEE 100% ACCURACY. Justin … Continued
Anthony Thiselton is a name familiar to some, and probably not that familiar to many readers of this blog. Personally, he has been a great inspiration and professor, his module on Systematic theology last year (the last undergraduate module he … Continued
This is a powerful, difficult, and important book. Powerful because it is so raw, biblical, and personal. Difficult because it engages with a myriad of myths and misunderstandings that prevail in our culture – both Christian and secular. Important because … Continued
Truth-telling, Hitler, and the triple-agent pastor Recently, I’ve been reading Eric Metaxas’s excellent biography of the great German wartime pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I’ve just reached the rather confusing if gripping place where, in 1941, Bonhoeffer heads off to Eastern Germany … Continued
I originally wrote this review back in 2013, but have updated it a little to reflect the recent resurgence of Rohr’s popularity, in books such as ‘The Divine Dance’ and ‘The Universal Christ’. At the time, I got a review … Continued
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while will know that I’m lucky enough to be on SPCK’s ‘blog reviewer’ program, which means from time to time they send me some tasty goodies to read and … Continued
Published by IVP, this book has a foreword by John Stott, and the author is a professor of Ethics and Perinatology (me neither, this is “the branch of obstetrics [medicine relating to childbirth] dealing with the specific period of time … Continued
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
