An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
I needed to read this book. For years, I asked this question whenever I was talking to someone who didn’t look like me (white). I often feigned politness and left it till a bit later in the conversation, but in … Continued
I’m not sure I was supposed to read this book. Apparently, it is for women, but the publisher was kind enough to send me a copy and I’m really glad I read it. The subtitle Conversations with friends on faith, life, … Continued
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
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
Reviewing a devotional can feel quite difficult. Am I reviewing the book’s interpretation of Scripture, it’s theology, it’s utility, or something else? Add in the complexity that a multi-contributor volume brings to the table, and your reviewer is further puzzled. … Continued
In the run up to, and after, the 2018 Society of Vineyard Scholars Conference, I’ve been reflecting a little on what it means for Christians to think theologically and seriously about ‘place’. This book, Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes … Continued
As part of my 2017 Reading Challenge (which is reimagined this year in a 2018 Reading Plan, following the lessons I learned from reading just under 100 books), I intended to read J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A memoir of a family … Continued
Every one of us is involved in a myriad of minute conversations. Going past in the blink of an eye, caught up in the zeitgeist and rendered into nothing but the onrushing pace of the universe. Sometimes, thought, the spirit … Continued
