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
Book Review: Seeing by the Light
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
Men and Women in Christ
One of the most interesting books published by IVP in the window where I wasn’t working there is this one, Men and Women in Christ: Fresh Light from the Biblical Texts. This is a comprehensive and fascinating look at what has … Continued
Book Review: Equality is Biblical
I should note at the outset that this book is published by SPCK, for whom I work for IVP. Hopefully that doesn’t cloud my reading or reviewing. I’ll let you be the judge of that! I’d been intrigued to get … Continued
Book Review: Doing Theology With the Reformers
Sometimes a book has such an uninspiring package that you end up being incredibly surprised and grateful that you did not judge it by it’s cover, but instead delved in. Gerald Bray’s Doing Theology with the Reformers falls neatly into this … Continued
Book Review: In Our Own Image
Occasionally I like to take a walk on what I call the reading wild side – deliberately trying to wade through something that I wouldn’t normally, in order to exercise the ‘little grey cells’. Wildman’s In Our Image: Anthropomorphism, Apophaticism, and … Continued
Book Review: Worthy
Sometimes I see a book recommended by people I really respect, and it jumps on to my ‘to read pile’. Sometimes even more people whose opinions I take seriously get excited too, and it jumps to the top. Worthy: Celebrating the … Continued
Book Review: God and the Pandemic
Of the making of books about the Coronavirus Crisis, readers could be forgiven for saying that there is no end. We’ve had a short book from John Lennox, a slightly longer book from John Piper, a very long book with … Continued
Book Review: How God Preserved the Bible
I was excited to be sent a number of Christian Focus’s latest titles for review recently, and I’ve been working through them slowly but surely. Whilst I was underwhelmed by Sharon James’ book on Gender Ideology, I’m delighted to say … Continued
Book Review: Vexed
When you work for a publisher, and are fortunate enough to get quite a few review copies from publishers, it is quite rare for me to pre-order a book. With my subscription to the London Review of Books (and generally … Continued
