Book Review: Power Women
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
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
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
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
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 it’s utility or otherwise to … Continued
One of the books I picked up at some academic conferences in Denver last month was this, Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction, from the Davenant Institute. With essays from some folk whose work I’ve appreciated before (like Matthew Lee Alistair Roberts … Continued
Hot on the heels of my review of Ed Shaw’s excellent little Purposeful Sexuality, here’s a short review of a slightly longer book about sexual intimacy. Adrian and Celia Reynolds have done a helpful thing in writing an up to date … Continued
Ed Shaw begins his book before he even begins it with an acknowledgement: ‘To all those who have talked about sexuality with me. Thank you’. Having worked on the marketing of this book (it’s one of IVP’s rather brilliant January … Continued
Kate Wharton may be best known to readers of this blog as one of the assistant national directors of New Wine, or a contributor (of an excellent chapter!) to Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis. To my shame, I haven’t … Continued
The Church of England has released it’s latest big thing on sexuality. I say ‘thing’ because bluntly Living in Love and Faith is not really a report, but rather a suite of resources including a book, a course, some videos, and … Continued
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
I’ve been aware of this book for a little while, though hadn’t got around to reading it until it arrived in paperback. Nancy R. Pearcey is an apologist and writer with a keen eye for cultural realities, and this book … Continued