BOOK OF THE MONTH: Jesus and the Powers
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This book makes a strong argument, based on Scripture and church history, for why Christians should – and must – engage with politics.
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Each detailed review is based on a thorough reading, and provides an excellent introduction to the text and its usefulness for students, preachers and church leaders.
BOOK OF THE MONTH: The Hardest Problem: God, Evil and Suffering
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The subject certainly is a hard problem to tackle, maybe even the hardest one of all, as the title suggests. Rupert Shortt attempts to distil his own thinking on the subject and offers a short but comprehensive thesis on why, ultimately, Christians shouldn’t despair
Read MoreBOOK OF THE MONTH: The Prophetic Books in the New Oxford Annotated Bible (5th Edition)
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Writing on Amos, Gregory Mobley gives archeological evidence for an earthquake also covered by Zechariah (14:5): ‘Did this earthquake… offer cosmic validation of Amos’s preaching?’
Read MoreBOOK OF THE MONTH: Godforsaken by Stephen Cottrell
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What did Jesus mean by his last desperate words from the cross, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, explores their meaning.
Read MoreBOOK OF THE MONTH: Struggling with God by Christopher Cook, Isabelle Hamley and John Swinton
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Many Christians suffer from poor mental health, and many struggle with the belief that such illness is a barrier to their relationship with God. But, as Christopher Cook, Isabelle Hamley and John Swinton remind us, in Struggling with God, Jesus reached out to everyone.
Read MoreBOOK OF THE MONTH: Britain's Jews, Harry Freedman
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Recent world events have focused attention on the Jews worldwide, and those in Britain have not escaped it. In this book Harry Freedman share what it means to be Jewish in today’s Britain.
Read MoreBOOK OF THE MONTH: The Great Story and the Great Commission, Christopher J.H. Wright
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How familiar are you with the entire story arc of the Bible, and why does it matter to mission? Christopher J H Wright explains in his book, The Great Story and the Great Commission.
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