An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
There are some books that just need to be published. Not because they are perfect, or because they will be read by everyone for a long time, but because they are needed. Nay Dawson’s ‘She Needs’ is a book that I’m proud … Continued
From time to time I like to highlight on my blog, for the few who read it regularly, ‘things’ which I think are particularly cool. Today I’m highlighting something that I think is particularly cool. But read on to find out … Continued
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Reviewing commentaries is a tricky business – particularly for me as a generalist, and an in-publisher editor of commentaries! I tend to offer my review based on the format and content of the volume, and its utility or otherwise to … Continued
I don’t normally like leadership books – too often (and this a primary reason why I was so excited to edit and publish Chris Green’s ‘The Gift’) they either uncritically baptise secular business thinking, or have a wooden and stilted … Continued
In some ways, this might be a strange book to read – I am neither an academic nor a woman, and so the only obvious link for me to read this book is the faith aspect. Yet, I work in a … Continued
After a few years of having top 20, or a top 21 for 2021 and so on, this year I came to the realisation that doing that was a fool’s game – hypothetically, by 2080, I might be only reading … Continued
This is a blog post that will make more sense if you’ve had a glance at my longer post about what I read in 2023, as well as my post on the reading of commentaries generally, as well as another … Continued
After some years of aiming for different goals, I started 2023’s reading with some more deliberate and intentional things that I was aiming for: Read 150 books. // Done, with room to spare At least 20% by non-white authors. // Missed. … Continued
There is some debate about the hashtag here – I privilege #AARSBL23 over #SBLAAR23 as I’m an AAR Member – it is also worth noting that ETS is a distinct conference, and some of the books were gained there… Historical … Continued
This is a rare, and very special book. Before reading it, having followed Treweek on Twitter for a while (Which I’d recommend, and other platforms too), I was fairly sure I’d be in agreement with what she’d have to say, but … Continued
