Book reviews

My reviews include lots of quotes. The most recent reviews are at the top.

“Ecclesiastes” by Eric Ortlund

“Free at Last” by Asia Bibi

“A Head Full of Music: The soundtrack to my life” by Cliff Richard

“Psalms 42-89” by Tim Chester

“Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers” by Sir Graham Brady.

“Born Again This Way: coming out, coming to faith, and what comes next” by Rachel Gilson.

“The Anglican Network in Canada: Protest, Providence, and Promise in Global Anglican Realignment.” edited by George Egerton, Kyle MacKenney, David Short and Trevor Walters.

“The Carlton Club: 1832 – 2007” by Charles Petrie and Alistair Cooke

“Gathering Our Prayers Together: 60 Reflections on the Anglican Collects” by Lee Gatiss

“Politics, Poverty and Belief: A Political Memoir” by Frank Field.

“Indefensible” by James Woolf.

“Passions of the Soul” by Rowan Williams

“The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family” by Ron Howard & Clint Howard

“The Old Rectory: The Story of the English Parsonage” by Anthony Jennings

“Honesty Over Silence: It’s OK Not To Be OK” by Patrick Regan

“The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears

“Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises” by A. N. Wilson

“Clubland: How the Working Men’s Club Shaped Britain” by Pete Brown

“Personal and Professional Recollections” by George Gilbert Scott

“Touching Cloth: Confessions and Communions of a Young Priest” by The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie

“Ceremonial of the English Church” by Vernon Staley

“The Truth Will Set You Free: Memoirs continued” by George Carey

“The Power of Reconciliation” by Justin Welby

“Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom” by Alex McBride

“A Field Guide to the English Clergy” by Fergus Butler-Gallie

“Cries for a Lost Homeland: Reflections on Jesus’ Sayings from the Cross” by Guli Francis-Dehqani

“Vicar to Dad’s Army: The Frank Williams Story” by Frank Williams with Chris Gidney

“Europe’s 100 Best Cathedrals” by Simon Jenkins

“Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating healthy Christian cultures” by Dr Lisa Oakley & Justin Humphreys

“Love Church” by Tim Matthews.

“The Struggle Continues: 50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe” by David Coltart.

“Law in a Time of Crisis” by Jonathan Sumption

“Distinctive Principles for Anglican Evangelicals” by J. C. Ryle, Edited by Lee Gatiss

Colditz castle: a visit and two book reviews.

Living in Love & Faith” by the Church of England

“Arts & Crafts Stained Glass” by Peter Cormack + “New Kilpatrick Parish and its Story” by James McCardel.

“The Art of Holy Week & Easter: Meditations on the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus” by Sister Wendy Beckett.

“The Athenaeum: More Than Just Another London Club” by Michael Wheeler

“Myrna Loy: Being and Becoming” by James Kotsilibas-Davis and Myrna Loy

“Stone Upon Stone: The life and legacy of John Cyril Hawes” by Steve Marshall

“Arts and Crafts Churches of Great Britain” by Roger Button +
“Arts & Crafts Churches” by Alec Hamilton.

The Homilies: appointed to be read in Churches” edited by Ian Robinson.

“Positively Anglican: Building on the foundations and transforming the church” Edited by Lee Gatiss,

“Anger & Stress Management God’s Way” by Wayne A. Mack

The Pilgrimage of Egeria: a New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary” edited by Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw.

“The Porn Problem” by Vaughan Roberts.

“The History of My Life: An Autobiography” by Ashton Oxenden.

“Freemasonry and the Christian Faith: Is Freemasonry compatible with Catholicism?” by Fr Ashley Beck.

“John Henry Newman: A Portrait in Letters”, edited by Roderick Strange.

“So a Comedian Walks Into a Church: Confessions of a Kneel-Down Stand-Up” by Paul Kerensa.

“Confident and Equipped: Facing Today’s Challenges in the Church of England”, edited by Lee Gatiss.

“Dolly on Dolly: Interviews and Encounters with Dolly Parton”, edited by Randy L. Schmidt.

“The Five Guiding Principles: A resource for study” by the Faith and Order Commission.

“God’s Intention” by W. Y. Fullerton.

“The Churchwarden” by Margery Roberts,

“Coming up Trumps: A memoir” by Jean Trumpington.

“Rotas, Rules and Rectors: How to thrive being a Churchwarden” by Matthew Clements

“The Autobiography of an Old Drifter” by Percy M. Clark