Thinking Carefully about Spiritual Abuse

28 Jun 2019

Thinking Carefully about Spiritual Abuse

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Ecclesiology, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Justice, Leadership, Theology | 0

Following recent revelations publicly about a leading Anglican evangelical and abuse, and with a new book about Spiritual Abuse just published, I was prompted again (whilst reading Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse) of the need to think carefully about this … Continued

17 Jun 2019

An Overview of Anthony Thiselton – Part 1

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Hermeneutics, Theology | 0

Those of you who read between the lines of some of my blogs, tweets, and statii, will know that I am very interested in Imago Dei/Theological Anthropology. This interest was, in part, spawned out of engaging with 1 Corinthians and … Continued

4 Mar 2019

Book Review: Reconciliation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Jesus, Theology | 0

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, SPCK, in exchange for an honest review. I hope that doesn’t cloud my or your reading. Lent starts very soon, and whether you are a veteran of the church calendar … Continued

8 Feb 2019

Book Review: The Bible Theft

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jude, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Revelation | 0

standard disclaimer – I recieved a free copy of this book to review. I hope that doesn’t cloud what I say. I spent the first part of this week up in Nottingham with friends from the Vineyard movement at the … Continued

28 Jan 2019

A Very Anglican Revolt?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Baptism, Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Embodiment, Identity, Justice, Leadership, LGBT, Mental Health, Prayer, Theology, Unity | 0

The Sunday Times has published a letter, and an article about it, in which over 1600/1700 (depending on when you read it!) people who are members of the Church of England and deeply involved in it, have written to their … Continued

20 Dec 2018

Book Review: That Hideous Strength

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review | 0

Disclaimer – I was provided with a review copy by the Publisher, Evangelical Press, but I hope that this does not queer my review at all. The cover, and title/subtitle, of this book, may put some readers off picking it … Continued

12 Dec 2018

Red Lines, and a Better Story

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Baptism, Being Human, Digital Theology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Genesis, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Love, Marriage, Matthew, Mental Health, New Testament, Personal, Sin, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 0

It appears to some that the Church of England has (finally?) crossed a red line, for those of us (within and without) who hold to an orthodox anthropology and theology around issues of identity. Yesterday saw some ‘pastoral guidance‘ published, … Continued

28 Aug 2018

Book Review: MORE

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Charismatic, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Holy Spirit, Identity, Mission, Power, Prayer, Reading, Relationality, Revival, The Bible, Theology, Unity, Vineyard | 2

In the busy, madcap year that (for me, at least) was 2012, this was one of my favourite books. I’d read things about the Christian life, and the Holy Spirit, before. I’d also read books by Simon Ponsonby before, but … Continued

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