This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition:
Three or More: Reflections on Polyamory and Consensual Non Monogamy by Andrew Bunt.
This is an excellent introduction to a topic that all Christians, whether ministers or lay people, need to get to grips with and think how to respond to. Church leaders should recommend this book to those in their congregations, and make sure it is available on church books stalls or in church libraries.
Answering the Psalmist's Perplexity: New Covenant Newness in the Book of Psalms by James Hely Hutchison
Those who already possess a good grounding in biblical studies and historical theology will find Hutchinson’s book an excellent resource for thinking both about the interpretation of the Book of Psalms and about the key theological issue of what makes the ‘new covenant’ brought about by the work of Christ ‘new ‘ in relation to the covenants that preceded it.
No One Left: Why the World Needs More Children by Paul Morland
Morland’s book is a secular account of the demographic crisis. However, it is a book that Christians need to read in order to understand the problems that de-population causes today, and will cause even more severely in the future, and in order that they can play their part in helping to change the situation. Reading Morland’s book and encouraging others to do the same is an excellent place to start.
Resurrection and Renewal: Jesus and the Transformation of Creation by Murray A Rae
Rae’s book is written in a way that will be accessible to the average educated reader, and anyone who reads it and ponders what it says will become better informed in their understanding of the resurrection. This book would make an excellent basis for a course on the resurrection at theological colleges, for a sermon series, and would also be a very good text for exploration in a church home group.
Christ the Emperor: Christian Theology and the Roman Emperor in the Fourth Century AD by Nathan Smolin
Smolin’s work is a detailed, academic, historical and theological study and as such is intended for people with existing knowledge of these fields. A heavy read, but a very important one.
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