Top Ten Books of 2023
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
My #AARSBL23 Book Pile
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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
Book Review: The Meaning of Singleness
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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
Book Review: Joshua (EBTC)
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Reading, let alone reviewing, a book by a former teacher is always a daunting thing. In this case, a commentary by my Old Testament lecturer (At St Johns, now he’s at Trinity College Bristol) David G. Firth is a particularly … Continued
Books I have edited… John Stott on Creation Care
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This post is part of an occasional series. You can read more about that, and see other posts, here. In her chapter at the end of Living Radical Discipleship, Laura Yoder refers to an unpublished manuscript by Sam Berry, tentatively titled Stott … Continued
My Top Twenty of 2020
Having read almost (but actually not that near) 200 books this year, I figured I could split the difference and have a Top Twenty for 2020. So, in no particular order (and riffing off the Top Ten I did for … Continued
Top Reads: September to November 2020
I skipped August as it was so busy I didn’t manage to write the reviews of books that I read. Then I got out of the rhythm, so here’s a roundup of ten things that I read in the last … Continued
Book Review: ‘Here Are Your Gods!’
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Working for a Christian publisher – not least a confessional one – means that I am in a privileged position when it comes to reading books. It also means that I have to be quite careful not to read and … Continued
Top Reads: July 2020
July was an odd month – lots of reading, but not many book reviews! Next month might see the backlog start to clear… Anyway, here are a few things I really enjoyed reading last month. John Stevens has written a … Continued
Top Reads: May 2020
May has been a unique month in a unique year. Nevertheless, my reading has continued. Here are a few highlights. One highlight was James Mumford’s excellent VEXED. TLDR? The world is polarised. But truth can be found on all sides. … Continued
