Book Review: None Greater
When I was a child, in the Sunday School of the Baptist church I grew up in, we used to sing a song that went something like this: “What is God like? God is good…“, which I later worked out … Continued
Book Review: Seeing by the Light
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This is published in the UK by Apollos, the academic imprint of IVP, for whom I work. I hope doesn’t cloud my review. Apollos/IVP Academic’s Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture Series continues to churn out some fantastic books. Steven J. … Continued
Book Review: Coronavirus and Christ
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As those of us who work in publishing might expect, and those of you who read books might assume, there has been an exponential increase in books about Coronavirus/COVID19. In the Christian marketplace, from the UK at least, 10ofThose released … Continued
Book Review: Gospel Allegiance
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I was glad to get my hands on a copy of this book, as I’d very much enjoyed the author’s more technical and theological explanation of the ideas, Salvation by Allegiance Alone. This book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for … Continued
Book Review: But What About God’s Wrath?
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As part of an ongoing interest in reading into and around God’s identity and goodness, and also the theology and depths of the atonement, one of the interesting side-roads is to consider accounts of God’s Wrath. This has become quite … Continued
Book Review: God in Himself
How do we know God? Can we know God as he is in himself? Those are the questions on the back of God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics and the Task of Theology by Steven J. Duby. They are excellent questions … Continued
Book Review: Simply God
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I’ve had this book on my shelves for years, and finally got round to re-reading it and reviewing it recently, as I was inspired by the publication of Steven Duby’s God in Himself. Peter Sanlon’s first book Simply God: Recovering the Classical Trinity … Continued
Book Review: History and Eschatology
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Reviewing books by N. T., or Tom, Wright is always an adventure. Partly because there are so many of them, partly because he has fans and detractors in similar numbers, and partly because his output is so broad, covering both … Continued
Book Review: Divine Simplicity
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Occasionally I like to stretch my little grey cells by reading something technical, slightly outside of my comfort zone, that forces me to really engage the brain. This book, which I review nervously (as it is eminently possible that I … Continued
Book Review: God in the Whirlwind
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The name David Wells will likely be known to one subset of readers of this blog, and an unknown one to others. This book, though, should be of interest to anyone who reads this blog and/or is interested in issues … Continued
