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How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind

How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind is a bit of a mixed bag. It is partly a demonstration of the pivotal role that Africa played in the early history of the church, partly a plea for scholars (especially African ones) to do fundamental research into early African Christian literature and archeology and partly a lament […]

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The God Who Is Triune

This is the last of my holiday reading ‘reviews’ for this break. I don’t know if you are the sort of person who reads Systematic theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine either for work, devotions or amusement. If not, then you can safely skip the rest of this post. However, if you are a reader […]

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Getting the Reformation Wrong

Disclaimer: The nice people at IVP Academic provided me with a review copy of this book. Continuing the trawl through my holiday reading we come to Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings by James R. Payton Jr. The highlights are that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone with an […]

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Mission Reviews

The Mission of God’s People

Stephen Neill, the author of one of my favourite books, A History of Christian Missions, once wrote; “if everything is mission then nothing is mission”. In his latest work, The Mission of Gods People  (Biblical Theology for Life), Chris Wright takes the opposite stance: That is why I also dislike the old knock-down line that sought […]

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2010 Holiday Reading: Fiction

For some reason, I didn’t seem to get as much reading done as usual on holiday this year. At a later date, I’ll have some comments on the serious books that I read, but let’s kick off with some fiction. I have long been a great fan of P. D James books, but I have […]

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Every Man’s Bible

Men face different challenges than women do, and it is important for men to have a deep understanding of the Holy Scriptures. So the features and notes of this edition were written specifically for men. God created men and women with different strengths and different roles. Our desire in presenting the Every Man’s Bible is […]

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Remaking a Broken World

Anyone who sets out to write an overview of the Bible has to find some sort of theme to tie to the work together, otherwise the whole thing will just spiral out of control.  Remaking a Broken World by Christopher Ash revolves around the themes of gathering and scattering. The thesis of this chapter, indeed […]

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2159 AD

2159 AD: A History of Christianity by Craig Borlase is a fascinating little book. It is a church history which purports to be written in the year 2159 (hence the title) and which covers the next 150 years of history as well as the last 2,000. It is witty, well written and fun to read […]

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D-Day

Many good and some not so good books have been written about the Battle for Normandy, but Antony Beevor’s D-Day: The Battle for Normandy must rank as one of the best. The book is well written and easy to read; which is always a good start with a history book. The main thing to note […]

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Collins Bible Companion

Collins Bible Companion The only book you need beside the Bible Martin Manser (Editor) ISBN 9780007339808 (0007339801) HarperCollins, 2009 (720pp) £25 Category: Bibles and Bible Guides Reviewed by: Eddie Arthur If you are looking for an introductory guide to the Bible, you could do far worse than get hold of the Collins Bible Companion. In a little over […]