An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Shundrawn A. Thomas’s Discover Joy in Work: Transforming Your Occupation into your Vocation is a new little hardback from IVP USA that is aimed squarely at every Christian who works. With the exception, perhaps, of children and those medically unable to … Continued
Regular readers, or friends in real life, will know that a particular theological passion of mine is the wonderful truth that every human being is made in the Image of God. This glorious doctrine is coming in to more and … Continued
When a new book on sexuality and the Bible, or related topics, lands on my desk/laptop, it can be hard to sum up the enthusiasm to read it. Particularly when it has such a vacuous title as this one, ‘Love … Continued
One of the most interesting books published by IVP in the window where I wasn’t working there is this one, Men and Women in Christ: Fresh Light from the Biblical Texts. This is a comprehensive and fascinating look at what has … Continued
I should note at the outset that this book is published by SPCK, for whom I work for IVP. Hopefully that doesn’t cloud my reading or reviewing. I’ll let you be the judge of that! I’d been intrigued to get … Continued
Occasionally I like to take a walk on what I call the reading wild side – deliberately trying to wade through something that I wouldn’t normally, in order to exercise the ‘little grey cells’. Wildman’s In Our Image: Anthropomorphism, Apophaticism, and … Continued
Sometimes I see a book recommended by people I really respect, and it jumps on to my ‘to read pile’. Sometimes even more people whose opinions I take seriously get excited too, and it jumps to the top. Worthy: Celebrating the … Continued
When you work for a publisher, and are fortunate enough to get quite a few review copies from publishers, it is quite rare for me to pre-order a book. With my subscription to the London Review of Books (and generally … Continued
With other Christians, prboably the thing I spend the most time discussing offline is the role of women within the life of the church. A far second might be the charismatic gifts, or possibly multisite church. I’m in the ‘egalitarian’ camp, … Continued
In my day job, I read quite a few books, and outside of my day job, I read a few more. I’m lucky enough to get sent several books a month to review – and occasionally ask for a few … Continued
