In my first full month back at IVP (October was somewhat disrupted by three weeks in Australia!) I’ve been having a great time reading a few things. Here are the things I’ve read this month that have got me thinking.
- David Firth’s new book Including the Stranger is a superb read. TLDR? Read this if you are wondering about ethnic diversity in a polarised world.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education had a great article about approaching academic book editors at conferences. TLDR? Helpful post, pitch me!
- One of my books of the year will be Karen Swallow Prior’s On Reading Well. TLDR? This book does exactly what it wants to, and well.
- A great blog post (I’m 3 years late…) on why Christians love books. TLDR? More interesting than you think.
- Another book I’ve thoroughly enjoyed is David Smiths’ God in the Whirlwind. TLDR? This book is beautiful, soul-searching theology for every wrestler.
- My friend Johnny wrote a blog post a while back about why we should consider voting ‘for losers’. TLDR? Read this if you struggle to vote.
- Tom Camacho’s Mining for Gold is a book we didn’t know we needed – making ‘coaching’ biblically rigorous. Great leadership development!
- An important Guardian article about politics and publishing. TLDR? Why can’t we agree to disagree?
- N. T. Wright’s History and Eschatology is a blockbuster. TLDR? It’s a long book, but if it interests you, definitely read it.
- A sobering Spectator article about the influence of The Life of Brian. TLDR? What if a film had a negative effect, but not in they way we were warned?
Richard
Just to point out (in a friendly way, of course) that God in the Whirlwind is by David Wells, not David Smith – the title somewhat gives it away, given he previously wrote God in the Wasteland (I’m guessing academic editors like that kind of linkage… 😉 ). But if it had been written by David Smith I’m sure it would have been a cracker.