My Brother’s Keeper by Rod Gragg. Little, Brown & Co., 2016 250 pages £12.99ISBN 978 1 455 566 280 What a beautiful book. Beautiful for two reasons. Firstly, its 250 pages yield 30 different stories, so, about 8 pages for each story – not enough to get bored ! This book can be put…
Rescuing Darwin : God and evolution in Britain today by Nick Spencer and Denis Alexander.Theos, 2009 65 pages £10 ISBN 978 0 955 445 354 For all that this is a short book it really packs a powerful punch. Nick Spencer was director of Studies (now Senior Fellow) at Theos, the public theology network and…
Difficult histories : Christian memory and historic injustice by John Coffey Cambridge Papers vol. 29 no. 4 December 2020 6 pages ISSN 1361-7710 The full paper can be downloaded to read by clicking this link John Coffey is Professor of History at the University of Leicester and has written a topical paper relating to ‘contested…
Shropshire saint : a study in the ministry and spirituality of Fletcher of Madeley by George Lawton Epworth Press, 1960 136 pages £16 (The Wesley Historical Society Lecture, no. 26) If there is anything at all which would encourage you to read the life of John Fletcher of Madeley, it must be the accolade proposed…
The Prince of Egypt dvd 1998 100 minutes £6 This colourful, animated cartoon is based on the Exodus story of Moses and his people, slaves in Egypt, and their ultimate release from bondage. The essential elements of the Biblical story are there but some poetic licence has been taken in order to ensure the even…
By Dr Werner Gitt Master Books, 2006 264 pages £10 ISBN 978 0 890 514 610 Dr Gitt is a German scientist and a convinced Christian. In this book, translated from the German, we are presented with strong evidence from a variety of sciences, especially biology, to support the rational and reasonable basis…
Methodism : Her Unfinished Task by WE Sangster Epworth Press, 1950 128 pages out of print but may be available secondhand Is it worth reviewing a book published 70 years ago ? The question has to be asked and deserves to be answered. At the time (1950) Dr Sangster was minister at Central Hall, Westminster.…
Has science buried God ? Fixed Point Foundation, 2009 dvd £4 81 mins. Available on You Tube The debate on this topic between Professor Richard Dawkins and Professor John Lennox took place in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The choice of venue was quite deliberate as it was here in 1860, a year…
by Dwight Pryor CFI Communications 3 cds £12 2 1/2 hours Dr Dwight Pryor is a Messianic Jew, that is, he recognises and accepts Jesus Christ as the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament, the Son of God and Saviour. Dr Pryor is a very experienced Bible teacher. In these cds he explores…
Susanna Wesley by Arnold Dallimore Baker Books, 1993 £6.99 168 pagesISBN 978 0 801 030 185 Also available as an audiobook Among the many published books on the life of Susanna Wesley, Arnold Dallimore’s biography, especially written for women, is better viewed as a family portrait with Susanna as the central figure. There are…