Category Archives: Review

Why is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ at the heart of our individual and collective Christian experience? The ability to give a coherent answer to that question may not be essential to our own Christian faith. After all, we can … Continue reading →

How often have you heard older Christians complaining that the younger generation have no sense or understanding of ‘sin’? I can understand their concern. Without a sense of moral failure in those it addresses, the traditional form missional preaching has … Continue reading →

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 →