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Concluding my interactions with Andrew Bartlett and his book “Men and Women in Christ”

I’ve decided that this is as good a place as any to conclude the debate/conversation I’ve been having with Andrew Bartlett. It’s not a conversation that continue indefinitely and I am at a stage where I need to give my time to other matters that are more my priority here on Faithroots, specifically I’ve got… Continue reading Concluding my interactions with Andrew Bartlett and his book “Men and Women in Christ”

Men and women in Christ Fresh Light from the Biblical texts (Book Review)

I recently had some correspondence with Andrew Bartlett, author of “Men and Women in Christ”, in response to some of my articles on Faithroots about complementarianism. As a result, Andrew kindly sent me a copy of his book and asked me to review it. So, here is the review or rather part one. It’s my… Continue reading Men and women in Christ Fresh Light from the Biblical texts (Book Review)

Lacking class?

“Class and the Evangelical Church in England” by Kirsten Birkett is Church Society’s offering on the subject of how to reach the working classes. I’ve a lot of time for Kirsten Birkett as an academic and author However, I must admit to being sadly disappointed by this book. It has the feeling of being rushed… Continue reading Lacking class?

The Sexual Reformation (Book Review)

I was a bit late getting round to it but I’ve finally sat down to read Aimee Byrd’s “The Sexual Reformation all the way through. The premise of the book is that we’ve got our understanding of sex, gender and sexuality all messed up and certain elements of conservative evangelicalism -specifically the Campaign for Biblical… Continue reading The Sexual Reformation (Book Review)

Reviewing Sermons

I was asked to write a book review recently for volume of sermons from a specific context. I have agreed to do the review and it should be available soon but at first I was uncertain and to be honest remain a little nervous about undertaking this type of review. I’m nervous for two reasons. … Continue reading Reviewing Sermons

Biblical Critical Theory

Every so often, a book comes along that is greatly lauded and heavily promoted. Biblical Critical Theory is one such book. With a forward by the late Timothy Keller and four pages of endorsements from the great and good of evangelical apologetics such as Kevin Vanhoozer, Daniel Strange and Glen Scrivener, Christopher Watkin’s book was… Continue reading Biblical Critical Theory

Rethinking the dates of the New Testament

One of the most significant writers of the 20th century was JAT Robinson. This is due to two books he wrote. The first, Honest to God, was significant in promoting liberal theology and religious scepticism. So it is perhaps surprising to know that the second was more likely to find support among conservative Christians. In… Continue reading Rethinking the dates of the New Testament

When Sorrows like sea billows roll (book review)

There aren’t many certainties in life, in fact it’s often said that the only three are birth, death and taxes. The middle of these means that at some point we are going to experience bereavement. What does it mean to grieve well? How can our faith sustain us through difficult days and how can we… Continue reading When Sorrows like sea billows roll (book review)

The Meaning of Singleness

There’s lots of books, articles, seminars etc about sex, marriage and relationships at the moment. That perhaps has always been the case anyway. On the other hand, there’s very little about singleness. Again, I suspect that’s been the case for a long time. University Christian Unions used to put on such a seminar at their… Continue reading The Meaning of Singleness