The Holy Spirit in the World Today Conference, London @ HTB

Last Thursday and Friday (20-21 May) I was fortunate to attend the Holy Spirit in the World Today Conference at Holy Trinity Brompton.  The speaker lineup was most impressive, including Archbishop Rowan Williams, Jürgen Moltmann, Professor Miroslav Volf, Professor David Ford, and Rev’d Tom Smail.  Those with strong connections with HTB (i.e., Nicky Gumbel, Ken [...]

Durham: My Favourite Places

Since arriving in Durham last September, I have increasingly fallen in love with her.  You might recall a similar sentiment (from Notes from a Small Island, 1995, cf. Amazon) famously penned by Bill Bryson (who in addition to being a brilliant author is Chancellor of Durham University): I got off at Durham… and fell in [...]

Review: ‘Virtue Reborn’ by N. T. Wright

Wright, N. T. Virtue Reborn. London: SPCK Publishing, 2010. [ISBN: 978-0281061440] It feels like aeons have passed since I was last able to read books unrelated to work and/or study.  Thus it was with great joy that I picked up N. T. Wright’s new book Virtue Reborn (which is published under a different name – After [...]