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book reviews

24/01/2009 -  Book Review:
Patrick Sookhdeo's book 'Global Jihad: the Future in the Face of Militant Islam': a Fulcrum review
Reviewed by Ben White

24/01/2009 -  Book Review:
Doug Pagitt's book 'A Christianity Worth Believing': a Fulcrum review
Reviewed by James Mercer

10/10/2008 -  Book Review:
The Shack: A Review
Reviewed by Jody Stowell

30/06/2008 -  Book Review:
Christian Bioethics: A Guide for the Perplexed by Agneta Sutton - a Fulcrum book review
Reviewed by Andrew Goddard

05/11/2007 -  Book Review:
Book Review: Scot McKnight, A Community Called Atonement
Reviewed by Andrew Goddard

25/08/2007 -  Book Review:
Lesslie Newbigin: a Reader
Reviewed by Jenny Taylor

'Lesslie Newbigin Missionary Theologian: A Reader by Paul Weston', SPCK 2006, a Fulcrum review by Jenny Taylor, Director of Lapido Media

08/05/2007 -  Book Review:
Fulcrum Review of Jeffrey Archer's novel about Judas
Reviewed by Justin Thacker

'The Gospel According to Judas, By Benjamin Iscariot', Recounted by Jeffrey Archer, With the assistance of Prof Francis Moloney (London: Macmillan, 2007), Fulcrum review by Justin Thacker, Head of Theology, The Evangelical Alliance

31/03/2007 -  Book Review:
Spirituality Workbook: Fulcrum Review by Philip Seddon
Reviewed by Philip Seddon

'Spirituality Workbook: A Guide for Explorers, Pilgrims and Seekers' (SPCK) by David Runcorn, Fulcrum review by the Revd Philip Seddon, Director of Ministry at the Southern Theological Education and Training Scheme, Salisbury

04/01/2007 -  Book Review:
Fulcrum review of 'Time to Pray'
Reviewed by Sarah Cawdell

Fulcrum review of 'Time to Pray', by the Liturgical Commission (Church House Publishing, 2006), by The Revd Sarah Cawdell, the Continuing Ministerial Training Officer in the Diocese of Herefordshire

01/01/2007 -  Book Review:
World Christianities 1914-2000: Fulcrum Review by Andrew Wheeler
Reviewed by Andrew Wheeler

Fulcrum review of Hugh McLeod (ed) 'World Christianities c1914-c2000, Cambridge History of Christianity Volume 9' (Cambridge: CUP, 2006) by The Revd Andrew Wheeler, mission pastor at St Saviour's Church, Guildford, and formerly a Church Mission Society mission partner in Southern Sudan.

19/12/2006 -  Book Review:
Journeys of the Spirit with Sudanese Christians - Fulcrum Review
Reviewed by Carole Boardman
Fulcrum review of 'Bombs, Ruins and Honey Journeys of the Spirit with Sudanese Christians' by Andrew Wheeler (Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa, 2006) 176pp, £7.00, by Carole Boardman, who served as a mission partner with the Church Mission Society from 1985-1994 in Southern Sudan and Pakistan and now works as a free-lance teacher-trainer and teacher of English, in various countries, when not enjoying life in Macclesfield.

24/10/2006 -  Book Review:
'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins - Fulcrum Review
Reviewed by David Atkinson
'The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, (Bantam Press, 2006), Fulcrum review' by The Rt Revd Dr David Atkinson, Bishop of Thetford

24/10/2006 -  Book Review:
Richard Dawkins: Lunging, Flailing, Mispunching
Reviewed by Terry Eagleton
'Lunging, Flailing, Mispunching: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins', by Professor Terry Eagleton, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at Manchester University. This article first appeared in the London Review of Books, 19 October 2006, and is reproduced with permission.

15/10/2006 -  Book Review:
Review of 'Faithful Cities'
Reviewed by Stephen Cox
Fulcrum review of 'Faithful Cities: A Call For Celebration, Vision and Justice', The Report from the Commission on Urban Life and Faith, by The Revd Stephen Cox, Team Rector of the Upper Holloway team, Stepney Area, Diocese of London, who has ministered in inner city London for 25 years.

07/06/2006 -  Book Review:
'Spiritual Fitness' by Graham Tomlin - Fulcrum Review
Reviewed by Sarah Cawdell
Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell of 'Spiritual Fitness: Christian Character in a Consumer Society' (London: Continuum, 2006), by Graham Tomlin, Principal of St Paul's Theological Centre, near Holy Trinity Brompton.
Sarah Cawdell takes up her post of Continuing Ministerial Training Officer in the Diocese of Herefordshire this month. Please also click on the link below concerning newsworthiness of her new post! 'Historic Appointment Sees Woman as New Diocese Head of Training', news about the appointment of the Revd Sarah Cawdell, as Continuing Ministerial Training Officer in the Diocese of Herefordshire, Christian Today, 1 May 2006. She also reviews books for Fulcrum...

06/06/2006 -  Book Review:
'Letters to Lydia: 'beloved Persis', by Barbara Eaton
Reviewed by John Martin
A book review of 'Letters to Lydia: 'beloved Persis', by Barbara Eaton (Hypatia Trust, 2005), by John Martin, Head of Communication, Church Mission Society, Fulcrum Media Secretary and Reader in the Stepney Episcopal Area of the Diocese of London.
This is reproduced with permission from the Church of England Newspaper, where is was published on 2 June 2006

27/03/2006 -  Book Review:
'Hospitality as Holiness: Christian witness amid moral diversity' - Fulcrum Review
Reviewed by Sarah Cawdell
'Hospitality as Holiness: Christian witness amid moral diversity', by Dr Luke Bretherton (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006), Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell, who lives in Shropshire and is a wife, mother and an occasional curate who explores her interests in mission

10/02/2006 -  Book Review:
The Coming of the Son of Man - Fulcrum review by James Mercer
Reviewed by James Mercer

19/01/2006 -  Book Review:
Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness
Reviewed by Sarah Cawdell
Compiled by Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson and Rowan Williams
(Oxford University Press, 2001) Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell, who lives in Shropshire and is a wife, mother and an occasional curate who explores her interests in mission

28/10/2005 -  Book Review:
'Passionate Patience' - a review of Anglican Identities by Rowan Williams
 This article is available as a PDF file (79k) to [View] or [Save]
Reviewed by Graham Kings
New hyperlinked version of 'Passionate Patience', review article of Rowan Williams' 'Anglican Identities' by Graham Kings, vicar of St Mary Islington and theological secretary of Fulcrum, originally posted March 2004

16/10/2004 -  Book Review:
Review of Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel beyond the West by Lamin Sanneh
Reviewed by Graham Kings

26/02/2004 -  Book Review:
Choice, Desire, and the Will of God by David Runcorn
Reviewed by Simon Cawdell

18-10-2004 book review:
Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel beyond the West
Lamin Sanneh

- reviewed by Graham Kings
Review of Lamin Sanneh's book for the International Bulletin of Missionary Research by Dr Graham Kings, Vicar of St Mary Islington

26/02/2004 book review:
Choice, Desire, and the Will of God
David Runcorn

- reviewed by Simon Cawdell
Review of David Runcorn's book by Simon Cawdell, Vicar of Claverley and Treasurer of Fulcrum
   

film reviews

26/06/2008 -  Film Review:
Prince Caspian: a Fulcrum Film Review
Reviewed by Christopher Took

06/12/2007 -  Film Review:
The Golden Compass - Film Review
Reviewed by Christopher Took
A review of the The Golden Compass (the first film of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy) by Christopher Took, a freelance web developer, semi-professional psephologist and a member of the London Diocesan Synod


06/01/2006 -  Film Review:
Redeeming Edmund: Some Thoughts on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Reviewed by Stephen Kuhrt

02/04/2004 -  Film Review:
The Passion of the Christ
 This article is available as a PDF file (15k) to [View] or [Save]
Reviewed by Graham Kings

28/02/2004 -  Film Review:
Man Dancin'
Reviewed by Christopher Took
Review of the Norman Stone film which combines many levels of allegory in a gritty, contemporary story


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