An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
This blog post could have been title: ‘Book Review: The First Letter of Peter – A Global Commentary’, but given my views on reviewing commentaries (you can’t really, because everyone wants a commentary for different reasons) and the significance of … Continued
A new series of short books published by the Good Book Company in partnership with OCCA has been hitting the shelves – and Sam Allberry’s contribution is this one. Engaging with a question that relates to a huge area of … Continued
Regular readers will know that interviews and guest posts are much more interesting than hearing me waffle – even when I disagree with what they say. Natalie is a Gender Justice Specialist, and her new book [which you can preorder!] … Continued
As a Christian living and working in England, I’m naturally quite interested in what the Church of England is doing. I’m not an Anglican, though I have great love and respect for many brothers and sisters in that part of … Continued
As someone whose experience of life and faith is sewn deep with experience of mental health struggles, I often read books in and around these sorts of questions. Sometimes, these books are very ‘Christian’, not in a bad way, but … Continued
I’ve been watching with interest various people and organisations post their ‘book of the year’ lists, and have held off doing my own largely because I was finishing up a few books that I wondered if they MIGHT sneak into … Continued
Books about Christianity and sexuality are fairly easy sells at the moment – whether it is an expose of the Church’s idiocy, or attempts by the faithful to explain why we are so wierd. In fact, I’ve written one of … Continued
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 I, … Continued
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
David Firth was one of my favourite lecturers whilst I was doing my Masters at St John’s in Nottingham, and it has been a priviliege working on some of his books whilst I’ve been working for his publisher, IVP. His … Continued
