UnChristian: What a new generation really thinks about Christianity...and why it matters  21 Apr 2008
A review of David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, UnChristian, addressing the perceptions found in their research that Christians are hypocritical, anti-homosexual, sheltered, judgemental and too political.
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Son of Man Film Review PDF 17 Mar 2008
A review of the recent film by Spier films, "The Son of Man," a contemporary telling of the gospel story set in a situation of corruption and violence in Africa.
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In Defence of the Messiah – A review of In Defense of Israel by John Hagee 12 Dec 2007
Andrew Sibley, who is studying towards an Mphil / PhD in Theology at Exeter University reviews "In Defense of Israel" by John Hagee
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The Golden Compass 10 Dec 2007
Review of the film, "The Golden Compass," based on the book series, "His Dark Materials," by Philip Pullman
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Atonement Review 24 Oct 2007
Susannah Clark, Public Theology Researcher, reviews the film "Atonement" based on the novel by Ian McEwan in light of the recent debates concerning penal substitution.
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The Gospel According to Judas recounted by Jeffrey Archer. Reviewed by Justin Thacker. 22 Mar 2007
On March 20th at a press conference in Rome, Jeffrey Archer revealed his latest offering to the literary world. The Gospel According to Judas is, insists Archer, not a novel, but a gospel. But is it good news for the evangelical world?
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Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally. Reviewed By David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
McNally’s depiction of Jesus as a promiscuous homosexual who sleeps with his disciples was never likely to win prizes for orthodoxy. This time, however, it is not only Christians who have been objecting. Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, a judge of the UK's Islamic Shari'a Law Court, has issued a fatwa against McNally, and has even chided the churches for failing to do something similar.
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Renewing the Center: Evangelical Theology in a Post-Theological Age by Stanley Grenz. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
Stanley Grenz has established himself both as a helpful guide to contemporary evangelical thought, and as a skilled advocate of rapprochement between evangelical theology and the postmodern situation. In this new study, he marries these two approaches in what he himself calls a 'distillation' of his work.
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Threshold of the Future: Reforming the Church in the Post-Christian West by Michael Riddell. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
Mike Riddell can be a scintillating writer. Those who’ve caught his 1992 book Godzone will know him as a gifted stylist sold on re-narrating Christian faith for the postmodern world. By turns brilliant and off-beam, the one adjective I’d never dreamt of applying to Riddell’s work was ‘ordinary’. Which gives me a dilemma having read this new book.
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The Post-Evangelical Debate by Graham Cray, Maggi Dawn, Nick Mercer, Michael Saward, Pete Ward, Nigel Wright. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
Since it was published two years ago, Dave Tomlinson’s The Post-Evangelical has made a rare impact. It has handed the Christian press a long-running story; presented church traditionalists with a new target, and given the Greenbelt Festival a pocket-sized manual. More than this, though, it has prompted many evangelicals to re-think their faith in the light of postmodern culture.
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The Evangelical Left by Millard J. Erickson. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
‘The Evangelical Left’ is Erickson’s term for a North American movement which others have dubbed ‘postconservative evangelicalism’. He identifies its protagonists as Clark Pinnock, John Sanders, Stanley Grenz, Bernard Ramm and James McClendon. He also detects a postconservative agenda at key institutions like Intervarsity Press, Fuller Seminary, and Christianity Today magazine.
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Calvinus: Authentic Calvinism - A Clarification by Alan C. Clifford. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
Clifford’s monograph addresses an intriguing historical conundrum, while leaving wider and more vital questions of exegesis and hermeneutics to others.
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Given for You: A Fresh Look at Communion by Eleanor Kreider. A review by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
All in all, ‘Given for You’ is a lucid and thorough introduction to a subject which is too often characterised as either daunting, obscure or the preserve of ‘high church’ Christianity. For students, ministers and congregations alike, it deserves to become a standard introductory text.
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Good as New: A Radical Retelling of the Scriptures by John Henson. Reviewed by David Hilborn. 27 Jul 2006
A Review by David Hilborn of Good as New: A Radical Retelling of the Scriptures, by John Henson
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The Da Vinci Code - Film Review 17 May 2006
David Hilborn, the Evangelical Alliance's Head of Theology, reviews Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’
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The Da Vinci Code - Teabing 11 May 2006
David Hilborn replies to the claims made by Dan Brown's character, Sir Leigh Teabing
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'The Da Vinci Code' - Jesus beyond the New Testament 10 May 2006
David Hilborn takes a look at the most reliable sources of information about Jesus outside of the Gospels and at Dan Brown's sources for The Da Vinci Code.
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The Matrix: Theology, Philosophy, Mythology and Popular Culture 27 Apr 2006
Comments on the Theology, Philosophy, Mythology and Popular Culture in The Matrix following the chronological order of the film.
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Kingdom of Heaven - a review 27 Apr 2006
David Hilborn reviews Ridley Scott's epic about the crusades of the twelfth century
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The Passion of the Christ - a review 27 Apr 2006
David Hilborn reviews the Mel Gibson film about Jesus' journey to the cross
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Narnia - a review 7 Apr 2006
David Hilborn reviews the new Walt Disney version of the ‘Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. |
