{"id":1022,"date":"2017-11-09T11:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2017-11-09T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:53:58","slug":"top-reads-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.co.uk\/top-reads-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Reads: October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following on from my September Selections<\/a>, here are a few things I’ve read, both books and articles, over October that I hope you’ll find interesting.<\/p>\n

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  1. ‘Our Minds can be hijacked’: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia<\/a> – a chilling, if superbly written, piece listening to the stories of those who helped create Google, Twitter, and Facebook, and why they are deliberately starting to disconnect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Can Christian mission be effective without the arts?<\/a> A thought-provoking post by Keir Shreeves over on Ian Paul’s blog Psephizo.<\/p>\n

    3. Evangelicalism as a Mission Field for Evangelical Scholars<\/a> – a superb bit of writing which I hope my faithful academic friends will read and be encouraged by.<\/p>\n

    4. The Forgotten Cross by Lee Gatiss<\/a> – a great little book on the crux of the Christian faith. Highly recommended – readable and rooted.<\/p>\n

    5. Ten Lessons From 45 Years Training Leaders by Steve Nicholson<\/a>. This is a great post by a real hero of the faith – a long-serving and faithful pastor. This is a practical and helpful read for those involved in church leadership.<\/p>\n

    6. Something is wrong on the internet<\/a> – a very long, disturbing but important read, for both those of us who create content for the internet, and those of us who consume it. I hope friends with kids in particular will read this one.<\/p>\n

    7. Why I am a Continuationist by Sam Storms<\/a> – this is an older but still brilliant short article by Sam Storms, which resonates well with my own thinking and reading of Scripture.<\/p>\n

    8. A Theology in Outline by Robert Jenson<\/a> – if you’ve never read anything by this brilliant theologian, I hope my review will encourage you to.<\/p>\n

    9. Why you need your church building much less than you think<\/a> – Anglican Vicar and Journalist David Baker writes a provocative piece on what ‘church’ actually is.<\/p>\n

    10. Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner by Ross Douthat<\/a> – a sobering and important piece, in The New York Times, looking at the legacy of the playboy.<\/p>\n

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