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

13 Oct 2018

Book Review: 5 Views on Justification

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Ecclesiology, Theology | 1

The issue of the Doctrine of Justification has long been a contentious one. As this volume recounts in its superb introduction, it was not a central issue of debate in the early centuries of the Church, but was a central … Continued

11 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

9 Oct 2018

Book Review: A Call to Spiritual Reformation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Thessalonians, Book Review, Ephesians, Philippians, Prayer, Reformation, Revival, Worship | 1

In reading and researching fairly widely around the topic of prayer, I’ve consumed and discarded a wide range of books on the topic. There are, it seems, a myriad of approaches to this all-important issue, and it genuinely looks like … 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

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

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

13 Sep 2018

Book Review: Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church

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

Regular or long-term readers of this blog will know that I am a fan of multi-perspective books, drawing together different angles on an important subject, for example an enduring favourite of mine, Five Views on Justification. Readers will also know that … Continued

12 Sep 2018

Book Review: MORE: Distinct

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Peter, Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Leviticus, Romans | 1

Ever since I’d heard about them (when I was working at IVP the series was mooted, but I left about six months before they were published) – and friends who went to New Wine this summer will know more about … Continued

8 Sep 2018

Book Review: Learning to Breathe

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Disability, Embodiment, Identity, Mental Health | 0

After a bit of a run-around with the post office, I was delighted to get my (grubby) hands on a (pristine, white, hence my concern with the grubby hands) on this beautiful little book. Learning to Breathe was commissioned boy a … Continued

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