Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023
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
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Posts about the Gospel of John
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
I was privileged to be at the launch of Clive’s contribution to the NSBT series at Union School of Theology, in Bridgend, recently. The below is adapted from some remarks I gave on behalf of the publisher. As Clive’s editor, … 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
Some might argue that I’m a little late to the game on this book, and it’s companion volume on the Old Testament (both published in 2016), but a useful resource is a useful resource, and thats why I’m reviewing A … Continued
One of the areas of theological and cultural thinking that I’m most interested in, and aware of pitfalls in, is that of human identity. So often, in the secular West and elsewhere influenced by it, we often conflate identity with … Continued
It’s not a great time, it seems to me, for those outside the church looking at the church in England and wondering what we are about, let alone what we are for. 2500+ leaders in churches signed a letter asking the … Continued
This is published in the UK by Apollos, the academic imprint of IVP, for whom I work. I hope doesn’t cloud my review. Apollos/IVP Academic’s Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture Series continues to churn out some fantastic books. Steven J. … Continued
This little book has been sat on my ‘to read’ pile for a few months, and having read it, I’m annoyed that I didn’t do so earlier. With the subtitle ‘The Breakfast Conversation that could change your life’, this is … Continued
At the outset of this review I should note that I work for the publisher of the NSBT Series in the UK, and that this may cloud my review. Let the reader understand! I’ve been excited about this book since … Continued
You know you are getting old when your friends start writing books. I first met Kristi Mair, author of MORE: Truth at a UCCF Midlands Team event – I was a naive young Associate Staff Worker with Theology Network (Read: unpaid … Continued