Book Review: Sin and Grace

18 Nov 2020

Book Review: Sin and Grace

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Atonement, Baptism, Book Review, Church History, Discipleship, Gospel, Leadership, New Testament, Prayer, Reformation, Sacraments, Sin, Theology | 0

Tony Lane should need no introduction – long time Professor of Historical Theology at LST, prolific author (including of the frankly marvellous Readers Guide to Calvin’s Institutes) and all-round good egg, it was a privilege to interact with him when I worked … Continued

19 Oct 2020

UK Evangelicalism: Three Streams, One Cross

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Church History, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Jesus, Theology, Unity, Vineyard | 0

It should be noted that this blog post had its origin in some comments on a minor factual issue in a chapter of a forthcoming book on the Atonement I’ve contributed to. With that in mind, it is probably not … Continued

3 Aug 2020

Book Review: Confronting Christianity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review, Gospel, Identity, Image of God, Marriage, Reading, The Bible | 2

When a book wins as many plaudits as this one, I’m always disposed to not like it. A few pages in, I felt that familiar hipster smugness, thinking ‘Reads nicely but too in-house language. Are we persuading ourselves or telling … Continued

28 Jul 2020

Chatting about ‘Greater Things’

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, Unity, Vineyard | 0

One of the perks of being interested in a) what God is doing and b) what God has done, whilst also c) reading books, is that occasionally you get fun opportunities. In this case, I got to interview Paul Harcourt, … Continued

7 Jul 2020

Faith in two Kinds? Bavinck on pistis.

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Church History, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Reformation, Theology | 0

In some of the parts of the Christian blogosphere that I read, there has been something of a kerfuffle about the meaning of the greek word pistis, often translated ‘faith’, and what it actually means. The kerfuffle became something of a … Continued

21 May 2020

Book Review: Doing Theology With the Reformers

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Church History, Eschatology, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Reformation, Theology | 0

Sometimes a book has such an uninspiring package that you end up being incredibly surprised and grateful that you did not judge it by it’s cover, but instead delved in. Gerald Bray’s Doing Theology with the Reformers falls neatly into this … Continued

12 May 2020

Book Review: God and the Pandemic

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Theology | 0

Of the making of books about the Coronavirus Crisis, readers could be forgiven for saying that there is no end. We’ve had a short book from John Lennox, a slightly longer book from John Piper, a very long book with … Continued

8 Apr 2020

Book Review: Coronavirus and Christ

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Book Review, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Reading, Theology | 0

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

24 Mar 2020

Book Review: Unleashed

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Acts, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Kingdom of God, Mission, Power, Prayer, Revival | 0

The authors, Anne and Gavin Calver, rightly write that “we are nothing and can do nothing without Him“. Personally, getting to the point of writing this book review has been an entertaining journey. I now work for IVP – and … Continued

5 Mar 2020

Book Review: Does God Really Like Me?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Book Review, Eschatology, Gospel, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, The Bible, Vineyard | 0

The authors pitch this book in answer to a simple question – we know God loves us, but does he really like us? This is less an allusion to rom-coms, but rather an unpacking of that great vision of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, that … Continued

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