I am an Associate Research Fellow at Spurgeon’s College, and
a freelance proofreader, copy-editor, and indexer. I have published widely on
the Christian doctrine of providence (my primary research interest), and on
themes ranging from virtual reality to collecting 1980s memorabilia.
The views expressed on this blog are my own unless otherwise
stated.
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Books
Providence Made Flesh:
Divine Presence as a Framework for a Theology of Providence (Milton
Keynes: Paternoster, 2009)
Journal Articles
‘Divine Presence as a Framework for God’s Providence’, Epworth Review 36 (2009), online only
‘How is Christ Present to the World?’, International Journal of Systematic Theology 7 (2005), pp. 300–315
‘Witnessing Christians from Karl Barth’s Perspective’, Evangelical Quarterly 75 (2003), pp.
239–255
‘Reconsidering Concursus’,
International Journal of Systematic
Theology 4 (2002), pp. 205–215
‘Confusing the Issue’, Theology
104 (2001), pp. 256–262
Essays in Books
‘Is Informational Causality Primary Causality? A Study of an
Aspect of John Polkinghorne’s Account of Divine Action’, in Fraser Watts and
Christopher C. Knight (eds.), God and the
Scientist: Exploring the Work of John Polkinghorne. Ashgate Science and
Religion Series (Farnham: Ashgate, 2012), pp. 33–50
‘Colin Gunton on Providence: Critical Commentaries’, in
Lincoln Harvey (ed.), The Theology of
Colin Gunton (London: T&T Clark, 2010), pp. 146–164
‘The Seal of Approval: An Interpretation of the Son’s
Sustaining Action in Hebrews 1:3’, in Nathan MacDonald, Richard J. Bauckham,
Daniel R. Driver and Trevor A. Hart (eds.), The
Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2009), pp. 140–148
‘Collecting Memories: Identity, Nostalgia and the Objects of
Childhood’, in Angela Shier-Jones (ed.), Children of God: Towards a Theology of
Childhood (Peterborough: Epworth, 2007), pp. 159–179
Book Reviews
Joel B. Green (ed.), Dictionary
of Jesus and the Gospels, Second Edition, in Theological Book Review (forthcoming)
Mark W. Elliott, The
Heart of Biblical Theology: Providence Experienced, in Theology (forthcoming)
Yulin Liu, Temple
Purity in 1–2 Corinthians, in Theological
Book Review (forthcoming)
Julien Smith, Christ
the Ideal King: Cultural Context, Rhetorical Strategy, and the Power of Divine
Monarchy in Ephesians, in Theological
Book Review (forthcoming)
Christopher C. Green, Doxological
Theology: Karl Barth on Divine Providence, Evil, and the Angels, in Journal of Theological Studies 64
(2013), pp. 816–818
Brian Davies and Eleonore Stump (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Aquinas, in Theology 116:3 (2013), pp. 204–205
Stephen H. Webb, Jesus
Christ, Eternal God: Heavenly Flesh and the Metaphysics of Matter, in Theology 116:1 (2013), pp. 53–54
Francesca Aran Murphy and Philip G. Ziegler (eds.), The Providence of God: Deus Habet Consilium,
in International Journal of Systematic
Theology 15:1 (2013), pp. 99–101
William G. Dever, The
Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel: Where Archaeology and the Bible
Intersect, in Theological Book Review,
in Theological Book Review 24:2
(2012), p. 8
Bradley G. Green, Colin
Gunton and the Failure of Augustine: The Theology of Colin Gunton in Light of
Augustine, in Theological Book Review
24:1 (2012), p. 42
Harry Lee Poe and Jimmy H. Davis, God and the Cosmos: Divine Activity in Space, Time and History, in American Theological Inquiry 5:2 (2012),
pp. 98–101
Sean M. McDonough, Christ
as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine, in International Journal of Systematic Theology 14:2 (2012), pp.
249–251
Alister E. McGrath, The
Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology, in International Journal of Systematic Theology 14:1 (2012), pp.
114–117
Amos Yong, The Spirit
of Creation: Modern Science and Divine Action in the Pentecostal–Charismatic
Imagination, in Theological Book
Review 23:2 (2011), p. 78
John D. Zizioulas, The
Eucharistic Communion and the World, edited by Luke Ben Tallon, in Theological Book Review 23:2 (2011), pp.
47–48
John Polkinghorne (ed.), The
Trinity and an Entangled World: Relationality in Physical Science and Theology,
in Theological Book Review 23:1
(2011), pp. 89–90
Julie Canlis, Calvin’s
Ladder: A Spiritual Theology of Ascent and Ascension, in Theology 114:3 (2011), pp. 208–209
Charles M. Wood, The
Question of Providence, in International
Journal of Systematic Theology 13:1 (2011), pp. 117–119
Philip J. Rossi (ed.), God,
Grace, and Creation, in Theological
Book Review 22:2 (2010), p. 69
John Calvin, The
Secret Providence of God, edited by Paul Helm and translated by Keith Goad,
in Epworth Review 37:4 (2010), pp.
66–67
Mark K. George, Israel’s
Tabernacle as Social Space, in Theological
Book Review 22:1 (2010), p. 114
Paul M. Collins, The
Trinity: A Guide for the Perplexed, in Epworth
Review 37:1 (2010), p. 71
Mark Ian Thomas Robson, Ontology
and Providence in Creation: Taking Ex Nihilo Seriously, in American
Theological Inquiry 3:1 (2010), pp. 190–192
Anna Case-Winters, Reconstructing
a Christian Theology of Nature: Down to Earth, in International Journal of Systematic Theology 11 (2009), pp. 367–370
David J. Bartholomew, God,
Chance and Purpose: Can God Have It Both Ways?, in The Heythrop Journal 50 (2009), pp. 542–543
Paul Copan and William Lane Craig, Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical and Scientific
Exploration, in The Heythrop Journal
47 (2006), pp. 441–442
Samuel M. Powell, Participating
in God: Creation and Trinity, in International
Journal of Systematic Theology 8 (2006), pp. 103–106
Walter Brueggemann, Worship
in Ancient Israel: An Essential Guide, in Ichthus 156:2 (2006), p. 15