I must admit to being rather baffled by an article I’ve just read in Evangelicals Now. Church historial Michale Haykin describes how he has spent the last 40 years researching and writing about the Particular Baptists of the 1800s. Her suggests that it has taken him this long to get to properly know his subject… Continue reading Ask me in 40 years
Tag: Books
Ruined authors to retrain: Clickbait Evangelical scholarship
David and Jonathan Gibson have edited a new book called “Ruined Sinners to reclaim”, it’s part of their series on the Doctrines of Grace and follows on from “From heaven he came and sought us” on Definite Atonement. Paul Smith has reviewed the book in Evangelical Times and notes: This book on total depravity (the… Continue reading Ruined authors to retrain: Clickbait Evangelical scholarship
“That’s interesting” Does theology belong in academia?
This was the question posed on Twitter by Jonathan Dowie (who has recently written a book on multi-lingual church which I hope to review soon). Jonathan then went on to highlight the problem with academic writing, in short, he said “it sucks.” His big issue was the tendency for academics to be verbose, hiding behind… Continue reading “That’s interesting” Does theology belong in academia?
Lessons from libraries
In Birmingham, 25 out of 35 public libraries are threatened with closure. I was thinking about this recently whilst reading this article by Steve Kneale on what Christians can learn from the death of the High Street. Steve mentions the challenge that libraries face too. I think there are some even more specific lessons to… Continue reading Lessons from libraries
Breadcrumbs and book recommendations
I recently had a conversation about how we recommend books. The starting point was a request for suggestions about books on the resurrection. I said that I thought NT Wright’s “The resurrection of the Son of God” was worth a look. The other person asked if I would recommend it to anyone or whether I’d… Continue reading Breadcrumbs and book recommendations
Reading well – tips for young Christians
My friend, Alistair Chalmers, himself an avid reader, recently asked for thoughts and tips to encourage younger/newer readers to read well. So, here are a few thoughts from me. So, there’s some starter tips for seven. What would you add? [1] Building Jerusalem – Among these dark Satanic mills Alistair Chalmers – Chalmers’ Blog (achalmersblog.com) … Continue reading Reading well – tips for young Christians
Freedom
So here it is, the lates teaching resource from Faithroots. Freedom is an E-book introducing you to Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The book includes: Content and resources are provided free of charge on faithroots with the aim of making theological and teaching resources available to those who might not be able to so readily… Continue reading Freedom
Let it percolate
I remember a former pastor commenting once that no-one should attempt to write and publish a book before they were 40. He reckoned that there was a good chance that you would have to go back and explain why you’ve changed your mind Tim Keller of course only started writing for a wider audience into… Continue reading Let it percolate
Galatians Reconsidered (Book Review)
Much ink has been spilt over a little controversy amongst New Testament Theologians, the so called New Perspective on Paul. Neil Martin believes that he has found a way through the impasse to enable us to be enriched by Paul’s teaching, especially in Galatians. The New Perspective was a response to the traditional Protestant position,… Continue reading Galatians Reconsidered (Book Review)
Clone wars … when preachers sound the same
On Friday I wrote about whether or not Christian publishers should be putting new books out there when the topic concerned has already been covered helpfully and sufficiently by another book. This was in response to this tweet from my friend Alistair Chalmers. One of Alistair’s main reasons was that he observed as he read,… Continue reading Clone wars … when preachers sound the same
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