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In the two previous sections of this chapter, we began by exploring the grounds of disagreement between revisionist and traditional theologians.  We then introduced ideas drawn from non-theological studies of the phenomenon of religion in order to cast light on … Continue reading →

PART ONE: STOTT, LEWIS, GUMBEL? PART TWO: WRIGHT, KELLER, SPUFFORD? What would you – and what would you not – recommend as an introductory presentation of the Christian faith to a serious enquirer?  This series of blogs offers an evaluation … Continue reading →

PART ONE: STOTT, LEWIS, GUMBEL? PART THREE: CONCLUSIONS What would you, and what would you not, recommend as an introductory presentation of the Christian faith to a serious enquirer?  This series of blogs offers an evaluation of popular books which … Continue reading →

PART ONE: GUMBEL STOTT LEWIS ? Some time ago, I picked up Nicky Gumbel’s introduction to the Christian faith– Alpha: Questions of Life (1991). It was not half as bad as I expected.  Not half as bad, for example, as … Continue reading →

There are books that map out a moral debate with such clarity, that, even if you should you should disagree with the position they adopt, the process of offering a critique is greatly facilitated.  This is the case with Kathleen … Continue reading →

The Evangelical need for a participationist Eucharistic theology I have long been looking for a book.  And with Eugene Schlesinger’s recent title I thought I might have found what I was looking for.  It instantly signalled itself to my attention, … Continue reading →

A reflection on human sin and brokenness is always the first stage in any missional presentation of the Christian faith. Read C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity or N.T. Wright Simply Christian, for example. This is because most of us, I suspect, come to the … Continue reading →

A reflection on human sin and brokenness is always the first stage in any missional presentation of the Christian faith. Read C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity or N.T. Wright Simply Christian, for example. This is because most of us, I suspect, come to the … Continue reading →

PART ONE: HOW CHRIS WRIGHT AND GK BEALE POSE QUESTIONS TO WHICH THEOLOGY HAS NO MEANS OF RESPONDING A reflection on human sin and brokenness is always the first stage in any missional presentation of the Christian faith. Read C.S. … Continue reading →

The husband head of his wife’: sexism and hierarchy in the ‘hardest’ passage of St Paul (I Corinthians 11) I Corinthians 11 vv. 3 ff. is surely one of the ‘hardest’ passages for people who want to take the Bible … Continue reading →