All Book review articles
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ReviewsJordan Peterson is wrestling with God. Is he a Christian?
Renowned Canadian psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson is delving deeper into the Bible. We Who Wrestle with God tackles themes of sin, morality, and purpose. But does this 505-page tome mark his arrival at faith - or is he still on the journey?
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ReviewsDiscovering Christianity - Rowan Williams
The Rt Hon Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and well-regarded theologian, has dedicated a significant portion of his long ministry to making Christianity accessible to those with little knowledge or experience of it. In his previous books, such as Being Christian and Being Human (SPCK), ...
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ReviewsThe 15 best Christian books of 2024
Looking for your next great Christian read? Look no further. From John Mark Comer’s bestselling Practicing the Way to a guide on getting your church noticed, there’s something for everyone. The following books all received a coveted five out of five star rating from the Premier Christianity team of reviewers in 2024
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ReviewsCreativity with the Creator: How to use your gifts for the glory of God
In Creativity with the Creator, Maxine Harrison offers an insightful guide to Christian creativity, drawing from biblical examples of God’s creative nature. From the creation of the world to the architectural skills given to Bezalel, Harrison explores how we are all endowed with God’s creativity
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ReviewsWant to share your faith with confidence? This book will help
In a time when many are turning away from secularism, Glen Scrivener’s How to Speak Life: Sharing Your Faith in 3-2-1 offers Christians timely and practical guidance in evangelism, says Pat Finlow
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ReviewsHeaping Coals - Michael Coren
Journalist and author Michael Coren had a high-profile career in the Canadian and international media – but it all came crashing down when he wrote a newspaper column sympathetic to gay Christians. He received more than a thousand emails, letters – some containing bodily waste – death ...
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ReviewsThe Road to Wisdom - Francis Collins
Francis Collins is arguably one of the most powerful biologists in the world. The US-based scientist has helped identify the cause of cystic fibrosis and a number of other genetic diseases. He led the Human Genome Project and, most recently, was a key player in the race ...
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ReviewsWhy do Jews and Christians read the Bible differently? This book attempts an answer
If you want to understand why Jews read the Bible in the way they do, then The Bible With and Without Jesus may be worth a read, says Lois Tverberg
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ReviewsThe God Story - Alain Emerson and Adam Cox
Familiarity can often dull our sense of wonder, so it’s unsurprising that many readers of the Bible become numb to God’s redemptive plan woven through every page and person. The God Story may just shake you out of your slumber. The reader is given a systematic overview ...
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ReviewsCan I Say That? - Brenna Blain
Growing up, Brenna Blain attended the highly conservative Mars Hill Church in Seattle. She was sexually abused aged ten. In her teens, she struggled with same-sex attraction, trauma and mental health. She self-harmed, battled with eating disorders and tried to end her own life. In Can I ...
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ReviewsAll Christians Are Monks - George Guiver
The title of this book is paradoxically challenging. However, it is meant to be ironic. George Guiver writes: “What I want to show is that women and men who live and work in religious communities have something life-giving to share with contemporary Christians”. The ten ...
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Reviews100 Ways to Get Your Church Noticed - Neil Pugmire
In our fast-moving, visual world, with countless organisations vying for our attention, the question of how we ensure our churches are noticed has become more and more important. In this reissued and updated book, journalist and communicator Neil Pugmire brings together 100 diverse ideas, including developing an ...
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ReviewsRumours of a Better Country - Marsh Moyle
The Ten Commandments are really all about freedom, Marsh Moyle says in this fascinating and easy-to-read book. Rumours of a Better Country reflects on each of the commandments. Moyle shows how, one after another, they are laying the foundations for a better type of community, one ...
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ReviewsHow to Tell the Truth - Preston Perry
Only a writer of consummate skill could deliver a book like this: in part a biographic account of Preston Perry’s early life and in part a teaching book that winsomely shares biblical principles on how to speak the truth. Perry’s childhood was blighted by drugs and ...
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ReviewsThe Hope in Our Scars - Aimee Byrd
This is a book for those of us who have either struggled with a church, left a church or perhaps have friends in the process of deconstructing. It’s a book about honesty. Honesty about what the Church is, and what it should be. What Church hurt ...
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ReviewsPolitics on the Edge - Rory Stewart
As co-host of the popular podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’, Rory Stewart’s book was as eagerly awaited as the latest publication from gossip columnist Lady Whistledown in the Netflix drama Bridgerton. The book’s subtitle “a memoir from within” suggests a tantalising Whistledown-esque insider view of the behaviours ...
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ReviewsThe Narrow Path - Rich Villodas
Rich Villodas is a New York pastor faithfully and boldly leading a church in a tricky place. His ministry emphasis is spiritual formation, and his latest book is no exception, as Villodas offers a helpful set of reflections on and around the sermon on the mount. There’s ...
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ReviewsWhat Happens Next - Max Lucado
The rapture is imminent. We are in the “fourth quarter” of the world, according to American Christian author Max Lucado. But What Happens Next isn’t full of doom and gloom. It’s a surprisingly positive take on the end of the world. This book is a travel guide, ...
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Reviews‘Fully Alive’: An honest exploration of the Christian faith
Elizabeth Oldfield’s new book is a non-patronising attempt to explain why Christianity is more relevant than ever in the modern life. It the ideal book for Christians and non-Christians alike says Emma Fowle
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ReviewsYou Are a Tree - Joy Marie Clarkson
You Are a Tree is a compilation of meditations which draw on seven metaphors contained in the scriptures. Written to “nourish life, thought and prayer”, Joy Marie Clarkson delves into the concept of being firmly grounded in a world where the current condition is one of detachment, ...
