Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit

28 Dec 2017

Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Church History, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jesus, Prayer, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 1

While my ongoing theological reading and research focuses to some extent on what it means to be made in the Image of God, I also intend to keep reading and thinking around the particular God that I believe we are … Continued

26 Dec 2017

Book Review: Still Christian

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism | 2

It is rare that I read a book with which I so immensely resonate yet so profoundly disagree. I was lucky to recently be in the States for some conferences – and one of the books I picked up was … Continued

6 Dec 2017

Book Review: Serving the Church, Reaching the World

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism, Theology, Unity | 0

I should note that this book is published by IVP, for whom I currently work. It was commissioned before I joined, however, which helps to make my review (hopefully) less biased. As ever, take me and my words with a … Continued

29 Nov 2017

Book Review: Theology of the Body

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Image of God, Kingdom of God, Personal, Relationality, Theology, Uncategorized, Unity | 0

Every now and again, I’m privileged to be at conferences meetings or events that I wouldn’t expect to be. One of the best things about this random trait of my experience of life has been free books. Recently, I was enjoying … Continued

16 Nov 2017

Book Review: In Search of Ancient Roots”

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Charismatic, Church History, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Reformation, Revival, Theology, Unity, Vineyard | 0

Standard disclaimer – in the UK this book is published by IVP, who I work for. I hope this won’t affect my review, but I think it’s important to know that before you read my reading of it! What does … Continued

27 Oct 2017

Guest Post: on a Joint Declaration on Justification

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Church History, Evangelicalism, Guest Post, Reformation, Theology, Unity | 0

With the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation just around the proverbial corner, I was fascinated – and slightly perplexed – to read this news piece on the Church of England Website. The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is … Continued

15 Oct 2017

Book Review: A Theology in Outline

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Evangelicalism, Theology | 0

If Francis Spufford’s controversial and hilarious Unapologetic is a book to give those friends of mine who are intelligently skeptical about the Christian faith, then Jenson’s little book is perfect for those Christians who remain (unfortunately) intelligently skeptical about … Continued

15 Oct 2017

Just Theology? Reflections on a great 24 hours.

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Evangelicalism, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Theology, Vineyard | 1

Earlier this year it was a privilege to be part of the third bi-annual Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland (henceforth VCUKI) Theology Symposium – focused this year on Justice issues in particular, as part of the theological task. With … Continued

10 Aug 2017

Guest Post: On Naive Cynicism

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Evangelicalism, Guest Post, Politics, Uncategorized, Unity, Vineyard | 0

This guest post comes from a friend of mine – someone I’ve only met once (In Philadelphia, we argued and ate burgers, to the best of my recollection) – and engages with something I think is going to be (if … Continued

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