Review: Awaiting the King
The third entry in Smith’s ‘Cultural Liturgies’ series. It’s sat, unread, on my shelf for many years. Not because I didn’t want to read it. Partly because I knew it would be a very...
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Review: A War of Loves
“The Unexpected Story Of A Gay Activist Discovering Jesus”. The subtitle of this book hints at the incredible, complex, emotional, arm-wrestle of a read that is to come. David Bennett begins his story about...
Review: 1984
An all-time classic story in a new format. I stumbled upon this new recording from Audible, and thought it was time I explored the depths of 1984. And what a ride it was. Firstly,...
Review: How (Not) to be Secular
There are few books I’ve read more than once. I’ve got more than enough I want to read a first time, I don’t often feel the need to go back to something a second...
Review: Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ
What do you do when you tire of labels that you feel are misrepresented and therefore poorly understood? You might champion for a new label that you can define yourself. That’s sort of what...
Review: An Impossible Marriage
Why would a same-sex attracted woman marry a man? This is the premise of this part-testimony, part-theology book. And, boy, it’s a good one! Laurie and Matt share their personal journey, and the many...
Review: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
I have finally read my first Jonathan Haidt book. He’s been simmering in my to-read pile for some time, I think due to a little nervousness as to whether I’d appreciate him as much...
Review: The Ethics of Authenticity
Charles Taylor’s magisterial work, A Secular Age, is something of a generational work that every man and his dog seems to reference. Or, at least, that tells you the kind of books I tend to...
Review: Habits of the Household
It is, perhaps surprisingly, rare for me to read a book on family habits and discipleship. I’ve certainly read my share of them over the years. But it is, in all honesty, quite easy...
Review: Poststructuralism – A Very Short Introduction
To the best of my knowledge, I had never heard the term ‘poststructuralism’ until I came across this book. But I often find myself drawn to all things post- as they are often at...