An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
With thanks to The Good Book Company for a review copy. In 1904, or thereabouts, Herman Bavinck wrote: “If we reject Christianity because it does not suit us, it instantly proves at the very same time that Christianity is indispensable … Continued
I’ve been aware of AAR, and a member sporadically, since 2014 when I was doing my MA. The AAR is the American Academy of Religion – the largest scholarly society for the study of religion in the English language – … Continued
Way back in 2014, I had the surreal privilege of presenting a paper at a conference in Norway, in the beautiful coastal town of Stavanger. That paper grew out of some footnotes from a Masters essay, and looked at Galatians … Continued
As I wrote at about the 25% mark of reading this beautiful truth, ‘this is a special book’. It is a special book because it is beautifully written. As someone working in publishing, and someone who likes theology, and someone who … Continued
I received an electronic review copy of this book from the publisher. I don’t think this clouded my review. Readers can judge. There are a number of ways that I could have tackled this book review. I could have challenged ‘young’, … Continued
It’s not a great time, it seems to me, for those outside the church looking at the church in England and wondering what we are about, let alone what we are for. 2500+ leaders in churches signed a letter asking the … Continued
This post is part of an occasional series. You can read more about that, and see other posts, here. In her chapter at the end of Living Radical Discipleship, Laura Yoder refers to an unpublished manuscript by Sam Berry, tentatively titled Stott … Continued
Regular or historic readers of this blog may know or have observed that John Stott is a big influence on the way that I like to read and write and try to follow Jesus. The book I’m reviewing today echoes that … Continued
Ever since handing over the manuscript of John Stott on Creation Care early last year, I’ve been keeping an eye out for books on creation care and Christianity that tap in to the Bibles big story, rather than treating it … Continued
This is a short readable and very real book by Sam Allberry. I’m a bit late to the party on this one, as it was published almost 2 years ago, but it’s a really good book on singleness whichtakes seriously … Continued
