An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
The review that follows will be published, in an edited form, in the Churchman journal. I reproduce it here as I think this is a really important book! Behind an accurate but uninviting title and a nice-but-uninspiring cover lie a superb … Continued
I’m privileged to work for IVP, a confessional evangelical publisher that loves and values the Bible. Recently, we published a superb new edition, an NIV with study notes from the Bible Speaks Today (BST) series. I don’t know about you, … 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
When I started reading this book, I wasn’t sure I was going to review it, let alone enjoy it. By the time I got to the end of it, whilst I was still sure it is pretty niche, I was … Continued
Books on identity written by Christians tend to be positively pitched. Writing about humanity by Christians tends to ignore or downplay our sinful nature. This book, written by Professor of Orthodox theology Peter Bouteneff, does it entirely differently and is … Continued
Over on the IVP Blog I’ve written a longer post interrogating the platitude of our culture that ‘love is love’, ‘love means love’ or similar. If that is of interest, you can read it here…
I was glad to get my hands on a copy of this book, as I’d very much enjoyed the author’s more technical and theological explanation of the ideas, Salvation by Allegiance Alone. This book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for … 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
One of the occupational hazards of a) being interested in what the Bible says about things and b) being an impending dad (my wife gave birth to our first child in March, so if things go quiet here, that’ll be … Continued
As part of an ongoing interest in reading into and around God’s identity and goodness, and also the theology and depths of the atonement, one of the interesting side-roads is to consider accounts of God’s Wrath. This has become quite … Continued
