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Most popular reviews in 2018



These were the top five most read book reviews in The Baptist Times in 2018.

 
 
Gathering Disciples
1 Gathering Disciples: Essays in Honour of Christopher J. Ellis. Myra Blyth and Andy Goodliff (editors)

"A wonderful collection of essays, each addressing an area of vital importance to our Baptist way of being church"


 
 
Interrupting Silence 2 Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out. By Walter Brueggemann

"A book about justice, where Brueggemann analyses eight Biblical passages in which silence is broken. Deceptively simple prose; profoundly challenging ideas"


 
 
Reclaiming the Common Good3 Reclaiming the Common Good. Compiled and edited by Virginia Moffatt

"For Christians who want their faith to shape their politics and view of the world, this thought provoking and challenging collection of essays is a must read"


 
 
The Art of Lent4 The Art of Lent: A painting a day from Ash Wednesday to Easter. By Sister Wendy Beckett

"This beautiful, pocket size book is the perfect gift for those who are on the fringes of church as well as for those who want to explore alternative and creative ways of praying around the spiritual themes of Lent and Easter"


 
 
A Unicorn Dies5 A Unicorn Dies - A Novel of Mystery and Ideas. By Paul Fiddes

"Theologian Paul Fiddes ventures into fiction for the first time, and the result is both gripping and complex" 



 


 
Baptist Times, 02/01/2019
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The Martyr and the Red Kimono by Naoko Abe
'I am personally very grateful to Noako Abe for this outstanding piece of work... Through her assiduous research she has retrieved the whole of Maximilian Kolbe’s life story'
Unforgiveable? by Stephen Cherry
'Explores forgiving and forgivability in the aftermath of serious, traumatic and life-changing harm. An important book, which deserves serious study'
Friend of God: The inspiration of Abraham in an age of doubt by John C. Lennox
'An excellent, deep read, which is more than just a Bible study'
P is for Pilgrim, by Stephen Cottrell
A simply written, evangelistic book for young and old from the Archbishop of York - but very Anglican
Here is Love by Paul Beasley Murray
Paul Beasley-Murray deals with preaching love and marriage; the bulk of the book, and its richness, consists of sermons emphasising the importance of scriptural preaching at weddings
Listening for God in Torah and Creation by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Wittenberg's engaging insights to the Torah; his wisdom and humanity are of benefit to those of us who are not Jews
    Posted: 01/03/2024