Richard Middleton on God's glory and his image bearers
God's image in humanity is marred by sin and violence. But in Christ his image is restored in us, and we are called to be locations of his presence on earth as his Spirit works in us.
May 2017
Richard Middleton on the royal human task
Richard Middleton on the human calling to image God and how this relates to our scholarly work.
Fantastic reviews of my new book by a scholar and a vicar
I was incredibly chuffed by these two reviews of my new book. Richard Middleton is a superb Old Testament scholar who is a seminal thinker in both worldview and eschatology. Recently Richard came to the UK and delivered some riveting, brilliant and edifying lectures on a new heavens and a new earth and the psalms. Richard is not only a scholar and a gent. He is also a very warm and witty follower of Jesus who hails from Jamaica. I love his accent!
I have not met Steve Divall. He is the vicar of St Helen's in North Kensington.
'Descent into Hell' and the value of academic work
Does academic work matter? This is a question most academics come up against at some point in their career, and in day to day life: while most of us at least started because we love our subjects, everyday work in the lab or the library can be monotonous and frustrating, sometimes seeming pointless. At the same time, academic culture often encourages us to make our identity as intellectuals into an idol, and this makes any doubt or difficulty feel like a personal failure.
Can evangelism be fun?
Thanks to wordsmith, poet and great friend Rachel Lawrence for this review of The Spy, the Rat and the Bed of Nails.
Spotlight on… Transforming the Mind 2017
An invitation to Transforming the Mind 2017, the annual National Christian Postgraduate Conference.