Book review: The Christian Doctrine of Humanity

15 Sep 2019

Book review: The Christian Doctrine of Humanity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Disability, Embodiment, Eschatology, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Reading, The Bible, Theology | 0

Readers should have realised by now that one of my biggest theological interests is ‘theological anthropology’, or rather understanding what it is to be human in an explicitly Christian way, informed by Scripture. This book, then, represents the proceedings of … Continued

13 Sep 2019

An Interview with Alexander Venter

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Charismatic, Church History, Ephesians, Eschatology, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Uncategorized | 0

You might have seen my review of Alexander Venter’s new book, Doing Spirituality. As it is quite a long, meaty and beautiful book, I asked Alexander a few questions to help explain and explore what he’s written. I hope it … Continued

2 Sep 2019

Book Review: Doing Spirituality

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Eschatology, Hermeneutics, History, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Power, Prayer, The Bible, Theology, Top Reads, Trinity, Vineyard | 0

To those within Vineyard and New Wine Christian circles, Alexander Venter will be a familiar name. Venter is a South African pastor and church planter, currently engaged in itinerant teaching ministry, having planted and pastored churches. He is one of … Continued

24 Aug 2019

Book Review: Ninety Percent of Everything

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

This is a book about the shipping industry. That may not inspire you, but as a sometime-sailor, and person concerned about both human impact on our planet and the potential for the future, I read this book and was extremely … Continued

5 Aug 2019

Book Review: Salvation by Allegiance Alone

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, The Bible, Theology, Trinity | 0

I’m rather late to the metaphorical party on this one – Salvation by Allegiance Alone was published in 2017 – but this book is one of the most compelling presentations of the Gospel as being for the whole of life that … Continued

1 Aug 2019

Book Review: Evangelical Theology (Michael Bird)

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Top Reads | 0

Bird is an accomplished New Testament scholar, with one foot firmly planted in the church. His 2013 Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction in which he suggests that in Christian theology, “the gospel is the glue between doctrine, experience, … Continued

29 Jul 2019

Book Review: Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Church Structure, Culture, Ecclesiology, Leadership, Power, Reading, Relationality | 0

It was hard work to read this robust and practical book – not least because of the subject matter. There has been an ongoing conversation about what spiritual abuse is, whether it should be even called that, and what to … Continued

18 Jul 2019

Holiness is a Harvest

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Galatians, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Joshua, Kingdom of God, Revival, Sin | 0

Galatians 6:7-8 reads like this: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, … Continued

12 Jul 2019

Christians in Politics: John Stott

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Culture, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Politics | 0

There are many views on how Christians should (or shouldn’t) engage in politics. One view that I resonate with deeply is that of John Stott, a key figure in classic evangelicalism and a household name in the UK. In my … Continued

8 Jul 2019

Book Review: The Gospel

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Identity, Image of God, Kingdom of God, Theology | 0

As I sat down to read The Gospel, another of the new mini-books from IVP distilling Stott’s classic The Contemporary Christian into readable books on related but distinct topics, I was excited. By the time I finished, I was more excited than … Continued

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