Book Review: So Great a Salvation

25 Oct 2018

Book Review: So Great a Salvation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Disability, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Hebrews, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jeremiah, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, New Testament, Politics, Power, Prayer, Preaching, Psalms, Reading, Revival, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Unity | 0

This book piqued my interest as it concerns one thing that I am fascinated by – soteriology, ie what it means when we talk about being saved – and a concept I am increasingly engaging with, namely theological reflection from … Continued

15 Oct 2018

Don’t Read, Listen! An Older Conference Paper

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Digital Theology, Embodiment, Identity, Image of God, Preaching, Relationality, Theology | 0

A few years ago, I was lucky to be part of Ecclesia and Ethics, an online/hybrid theological conference, considering the way that social media affects our humanity. I gave a paper that was based on an essay written for my Master’s … Continued

12 Oct 2018

Book Review: Travel

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Embodiment, Identity, Jesus, Mission, Theology | 1

Disclaimer – I used to work for IVP, who published this little book, and they sent me a review copy. I hope neither of those facts cloud my review. A long time, almost ten years, ago, I met the author … Continued

10 Oct 2018

World Mental Health Day 2018

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Embodiment, Identity, Jesus, Mental Health, Personal, Theology | 1

Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day. One day, I hope that ‘days’ like this will not be necessary. Because of my faith in Jesus, I have a sure and certain hope that that will one day be the case. … Continued

8 Oct 2018

Book Review: Race and Place

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Image of God, Jesus, John, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mission, Power, Reading, Relationality, Theology | 1

In the run up to, and after, the 2018 Society of Vineyard Scholars Conference, I’ve been reflecting a little on what it means for Christians to think theologically and seriously about ‘place’. This book, Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes … Continued

4 Oct 2018

DTLC: Sexuality Week 1

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Being Human, Charismatic, Culture, Embodiment, Eschatology, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, LGBT, Marriage, Theology, Vineyard | 4

You might have seen my recent post about ‘Doing Theology in the Local Church‘, and the three rough scripts of talky-bits that I delivered as a result. One of the big questions that came out from our first term of doing … Continued

3 Oct 2018

Book Review: 5 Things to Pray for your City

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Jeremiah, Kingdom of God, Mission, Prayer, Revival | 1

This will be a relatively brief book review, as this is a relatively short book! I’ve been watching The Good Book Company publish a series of these slim ‘5 things to pray for…’ books for a little while, and wondered … Continued

20 Sep 2018

DTLC: A Kingdom Theology of Suffering

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Disability, Embodiment, Eschatology, God the Father, Jesus, Job, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mental Health, Personal, Power, Prayer, Preaching, Theology, Vineyard, Worship | 2

As I alluded to in a recent blog post, my wife Amy and I recently hosted three ‘theology-themed’ evening services at our local Church, South West London Vineyard. This is the edited text of the talk we prepared together, and … Continued

16 Sep 2018

Book Review: A Good Old Age

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

A couple of friends, clocking this book either lying around the house or on my ‘to read’ pile, have wondered why on earth I’d read a book about ‘A Good Old Age’. The primary reason is the work and prayer … Continued

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