Congratulations to Richard Bauckham, who has been awarded the Michael Ramsey Prize 2009 for his book, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. The winning book — selected from a strong shortlist including, amongst others, Richard Burridge’s Imitating Jesus — was announced yesterday, Thursday May 28th 2009, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at an awards ceremony held at the … Continue reading
Posted in May 2009 …
Stories from the Edge
UKCBD > Christian Book Reviews > Christian Life & Discipleship > Stories from the Edge Stories from the Edge A theology of grief Greg Garrett ISBN 9780664232047 (0664232043) Westminster John Knox Press, 2008 £11.99 Category: Christian Life & Discipleship Reviewed by: Áine Ryan This short book is a useful introduction to exploring the issues of pain and suffering and our questions about … Continue reading
Zondervan Eliminates UK Sales and Marketing Role
I was both saddened and shocked tonight to discover the following message sent by Zondervan on Friday evening: Subject: Changes At Zondervan Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 19:25:24 +0100 From: Danz, Tracy Due to the current economic climate, internal changes within Zondervan have been necessary. It is with regret that I must announce the elimination … Continue reading
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
UKCBD > Christian Book Reviews > Doctrine and Theology > Jesus and the Eyewitnesses Jesus and the Eyewitnesses The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Richard Bauckham ISBN 9780802863904 (0802863906) Eerdmans, 2006 (538pp) £14.99 Category: Doctrine and Theology Subcategory: New Testament Reviewed by: Phil Groom Jesus and the Eyewitnesses is one of five titles shortlisted for the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize, due to be awarded … Continue reading
Just Cards Direct
My first contact with Just Cards Direct was via an email from Anne Horrobin, company Director and co-founder. Since then I’ve had the privilege of meeting Anne at CRE/CBC. I invited her to tell us a little about the company. She writes: Two years ago a friend suggested that we start a Kingdom business that would … Continue reading
Church House Publishing: Where did the money go? #CHP
Following on from my earlier post about the proposed handover of Church House Publishing to Hymns Ancient & Modern, I am now, if you’ll forgive the phrase, gobsmacked. Some thoughts from wannabepriest which may explain, to some extent at least, why Church House Publishing has reached crunch point financially: With the publication of the Common Worship library between … Continue reading
Imitating Jesus
UKCBD > Christian Book Reviews > Ethics & Morality > Imitating Jesus Imitating Jesus An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics Richard Burridge ISBN 9780802844583 (0802844588) Eerdmans, 2007 (490pp) £23.99 Category: Ethics & Morality Subcategory: New Testament Reviewed by: Kevin Ellis Imitating Jesus is one of five titles shortlisted for the 2009 Michael Ramsey Prize, due to be awarded at the Hay Festival on Thursday 28th May … Continue reading
Church House Publishing: There’s certainly a future but is there any hope? #CHP
Hope for the people involved, that is: the official announcement of the proposed handover of Church House Publishing to Hymns Ancient & Modern (tweeted out by the “Unofficial CofE Spokesperson” Daily Prayer back on May 8th) simply closes by saying: Consultations involving Church House Publishing staff are ongoing That can’t be a comfortable place for anyone to … Continue reading
CBC09: Worth its Weight in People – But Did it Work? #CBC09 #CRE09
Yes, people. A gold mine of information too, but mostly people, and for me, my visit on Tuesday was definitely a day well spent. But did it work as a trade show? My first planned port of call was the SPCK stand down in the Esher Hall, but one of my first encounters was with … Continue reading
Rising to the Challenge in Chelmsford #CBC09 #CRE09
I’m still at the draft stage with my own thoughts on this year’s combined CBC/CRE, but in the meantime here’s an accolade for the Chelmsford Diocesan Resource Centre and some food for thought from Dave Faulkner. Commenting on his visit to CRE, Dave wrote: There were a few personal interests I wanted to look up. I always … Continue reading
