An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
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
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
Occasionally I like to stretch my little grey cells by reading something technical, slightly outside of my comfort zone, that forces me to really engage the brain. This book, which I review nervously (as it is eminently possible that I … Continued
Readers should have realised by now that one of my biggest theological interests is ‘theological anthropology’, or rather understanding what it is to be human in an explicitly Christian way, informed by Scripture. This book, then, represents the proceedings of … Continued
I was intrigued to get hold of a review copy of this new, and quite substantial, book by Melvin Tinker. Having enjoyed his recent book on culture, with it’s slightly niche angle of ‘cultural marxism’, I was excited to read … Continued
To those within Vineyard and New Wine Christian circles, Alexander Venter will be a familiar name. Venter is a South African pastor and church planter, currently engaged in itinerant teaching ministry, having planted and pastored churches. He is one of … Continued
It’s always amusing to review a book that shares it’s title with that of a recent blog post – but unfortunately in this case I’m incredibly glad I was given a review copy of What Do We Do with the Bible? … Continued
I’m rather late to the metaphorical party on this one – Salvation by Allegiance Alone was published in 2017 – but this book is one of the most compelling presentations of the Gospel as being for the whole of life that … Continued
Bird is an accomplished New Testament scholar, with one foot firmly planted in the church. His 2013 Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction in which he suggests that in Christian theology, “the gospel is the glue between doctrine, experience, … Continued
The Bible: A Book Like No Other is the final of five (in my reading order – I’d wager the actual order is pretty unimportant!) little books that have been published by IVP, with Tim Chester, to update and share … Continued
