England before and after Wesley : the Evangelical Revival and Social Reform by J. Wesley Bready Regent College Publishing, 2021 reprint (originally published 1938)£24 463 pages ISBN 978 1 573 835 947 As an analysis of the impact of the 18th century Evangelical Revival and the part played by John Wesley especially, but by his brother…
The Badly Behaved Bible : thinking again about the story of Scripture by Nick PageHodder & Stoughton, 2020 £10 260 pagesISBN 978 1 473 686 212 Also available on Kindle Nick Page is a well known author with over 80 books to his credit. He has been called ‘God’s most dangerous writer’. The quotation from…
Gypsy Smith : the forgotten evangelist by Bill CurtisSeed Publishing Group (US), 2017 240 pages £12ISBN 978 0 996 841 290 This is a study of Rodney Gypsy Smith (1860-1947) by an American Baptist pastor who earned a PhD doing this research. It bears all the necessarily pedantic hallmarks of academic research. If you are…
Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels (dvd) 96 minutes Creation Ministries International , 2014 £14.50Commentary available in 16 languages Fifteen well-qualified scientists, from a range of disciplines, contribute to eight specific areas where the Darwinian theory of evolution in its modern dress is shown to have weaknesses, sufficient, in effect, to undermine the theory as a total explanation…
3 Theories of everything by Ellis PotterDestinee Medium, 2012 112 pages £9.99 ISBN 978 0 983 276 852 This is an unusual approach to the consideration of worldviews. The author takes three basic ways of viewing reality from an Eastern perspective as well as a Western perspective. Three circles, as defined by Ellis Potter, explore…
Christianity : Opium or Truth ? Answering thoughtful objections to the Christian faith byDavid Gooding and John Lennox Myrtlefield Encounters, 2nd ed., 2014 168 pages £6 ISBN 978 1 874 584 773 This is one of a series published by Myrtlefield House, written by two eminent scholars who are committed Christians – David Gooding and John…
Pure Joy : rediscover your conscience by Christopher Ash IVP, 2012 £10.99 205 pages ISBN 978 1 844 745 852 “We all need to engage with this timely book,” so says Jonathan Lamb, chairman of Keswick Ministries. It is indeed a first class book dealing with conscience in all its complexity. In just 200 pages and…
Against the flow : the inspiration of Daniel in an age of relativism by John LennoxMonarch Books, 2015 £12.99 434 pages ISBN 978 0 857 216 212 This is a commentary on the Old Testament book of Daniel but is far from the usual run of commentaries. John Lennox is a scientist in the first…
The Story of 90 Years : Methodism in the Ipswich area 1909 – 1998by Elizabeth Watthews and Janet LumleyThe Methodist Church – Ipswich Circuit, 2001 £2.99 68 pages ISBN 0 953 583 031 This book was written by Elizabeth Watthews, a local history librarian, and by Janet Lumley who contributed the section on Youth and…
God had many things to say to Moses as he led the people of Israel out of Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. But the messages were not just personal messages for Moses alone, he was told to pass them on to the people. One of these many messages is still used today,…