Book Review: Simply God

9 Jan 2020

Book Review: Simply God

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Leadership, Prayer, Reading, Reformation, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Trinity | 0

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

2 Dec 2019

Book Review: History and Eschatology

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, New Testament, Old Testament, Power, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Vineyard | 0

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

26 Nov 2019

Book Review: Divine Simplicity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Trinity | 0

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

8 Nov 2019

Book Review: God in the Whirlwind

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Heresy, History, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mission, Reading, Revival, Theology | 0

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

13 Oct 2019

God Is For Us

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Genesis, God the Father, Gospel, History, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Love | 0

Alongside reading David Bentley Hart’s That All Shall Be Saved, a new book on universalism, I’ve been reading David F. Wells’ book (next two links to more on the book, as I haven’t reviewed them yet!) God in the Whirlwind: How the … Continued

4 Sep 2019

Book Review: Veiled in Flesh

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Hebrews, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, The Bible, Theology | 2

I was intrigued to get hold of a review copy of this new, and quite substantial, book by Melvin Tinker. Having enjoyed his recent book on culture, with it’s slightly niche angle of ‘cultural marxism’, I was excited to read … Continued

3 Sep 2019

Let Us

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Embodiment, Eschatology, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Psalms, Worship | 0

There’s a typically terrible ‘Christian’ joke that remains in my memory despite my best efforts to expunge it and replace it with something useful, like train times or the exact order of the Minor Prophets. It goes like this: How … 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 | 1

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

16 May 2019

Unburying the Lede: Jesus

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Charismatic, Church History, Colossians, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Philippians, Theology, Trinity, Vineyard | 0

I recently posted a review of a book that I couldn’t recommend, and have found the responses to that review on social media and in private correspondence very interesting. A trusted friend, with vastly more wisdom and learning than … Continued

3 May 2019

Book Review: Live Like Jesus

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reading, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Vineyard | 2

I write this review as someone committed both personally and theologically to the Vineyard movement, and the health of Vineyard theology, as well as the wider pursuit of Jesus. This book, Live Like Jesus, is a difficult book to review, and … Continued

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