An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
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
With other Christians, prboably the thing I spend the most time discussing offline is the role of women within the life of the church. A far second might be the charismatic gifts, or possibly multisite church. I’m in the ‘egalitarian’ camp, … Continued
In my day job, I read quite a few books, and outside of my day job, I read a few more. I’m lucky enough to get sent several books a month to review – and occasionally ask for a few … Continued
I recently finished reading, and reviewed, Reconciliation by Muthuraj Swamy, and was struck by the way in which Eve’s role in the fall is arguably denigrated. I reproduce below a precis of the relevant study that I think forces us to … Continued
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I hope that this doesn’t cloud your (or my!) reading. As someone continually involved in conversations about identity and spirituality, I’m always on the look … Continued
n. b. I originally wrote this review whilst working at LST, before working at SPCK (who publish the book and used to employ me) [Update 11th December 2-18 – Scars has been named the winner of ‘Book of the Year’ in the … Continued
In reading widely around the topic of sexuality and gender, a subset of my Masters dissertation (and bigger!) interest in the Doctrine of the Image of God and its application for today, I’ve read dozens (scores?) of books on sex, … Continued
Terry Virgo is one of the most inspirational men I have heard preach or teach. In different contexts, with different crowds, he’s someone who loves Jesus, deeply desires to read and understand God’s Word, and moves in the power of … Continued
