I love to read, but while I do a fair amount of reading for study and research, or to fuel my preaching and writing, I do not at present get to just sit down and reads loads of books cover to cover over the course of a year. There are other pressing responsibilities and activities that must take priority, and that is as it should be. Nonetheless, in addition to the articles, essays, and think-pieces I will digest in a year, I do discipline myself to make time to actually sit down and work through several books cover to cover. This year I finished 15 books (if anyone is wondering, I do not count listening to audio books – something I do only rarely – or skim reading). I will not review these books here, but simply list them below with title, a copied and pasted book description and author bio, and a page count. I will list these books in 3 parts, 5 at a time. This is the third and final part. You can read part one here: Books completed in 2020 - Part One | RyanBurtonKing.blogspot.com and part two here: Books completed in 2020 - Part Two | RyanBurtonKing.blogspot.com
A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a black
(Now going to preach the gospel in Nova Scotia – John Marrant (1785)
Book Description
This is a spiritual autobiography, so the book description
and author biography are here combined.
“John Marrant (June 15, 1755 – April 15, 1791) one of the
first African-American preachers and missionaries in North America. Born free
in New York City, he moved as a child with his family to Charleston, South
Carolina. His father died when he was young, and he and his mother also lived
in Florida and Georgia. After escaping to the Cherokee, with whom he lived for
two years, he allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War and
resettled afterward in London. There he became involved with the Countess of
Huntingdon's Connexion and ordained as a preacher.
Marrant was supported to travel in 1785 as a preacher and
missionary to Nova Scotia, where he founded a Methodist church in Birchtown. He
married there before settling in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1790 he returned to
London. He wrote a memoir about his life, published in 1785 in London as A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings
with John Marrant, a black; also published were a 1789 sermon, and a
journal in 1790 covering the previous five years of his life.”
Marrant was the focus of one of my Black History 2020
essays, exploring the intersection of Black, British, and Christian history,
which you can read here: http://ryanburtonking.blogspot.com/2020/10/black-history-month-2020-john-marrant.html
42 pages
Here Are Your Gods! : Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times –
Christopher J. H. Wright (2020)
Book Description
“Christopher J H Wright unpacks the Biblical theme of
idolatry and connects it to discipleship in today’s world. As Christians, we
desperately need to name and expose the false gods and idols that we are
tempted to bow down to – ‘Here are your gods!’
The Bible challenges the idols of political power and
nationalism. The Biblical story is filled with hope that the kingdom of God
will ultimately triumph over all human empires. How then should we live as
followers of Jesus, the Messiah, Saviour, Lord and King?
Part One is adapted from chapter 5 of Wright’s The Mission
of God, ‘The Living God Confronts Idolatry’. Parts Two and Three bring the
Bible to bear on contemporary politics in the UK and USA, and for all
Christians seeking to make sense of the changing world we live in.”
About the author
Christopher JH Wright was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
and taught high school there for some years after graduating from Cambridge in
1969. After obtaining a Cambridge doctorate in Old Testament economic ethics,
he was ordained in the Church of England in 1977 and served a curacy in the
Anglican parish church of St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent.
In 1983 he went with his family to India and taught a
variety of Old Testament courses at the BD and MTh levels at the Union Biblical
Seminary, Pune, for five years. He also contributed in other ways to theological
education in India.
In 1988 he returned to the UK as Director of Studies at ANCC
and was appointed Principal there in September 1993, a post he held for a
further eight years.
In September 2001 he was appointed to be International
Ministry Director of the Langham Partnership International, a consortium of
trusts founded by John Stott, committed to the strengthening of the church in
the developing world through fostering leadership development, biblical preaching,
literature and scholarship.
He has written several books, including User’s Guide to the Bible (Lion 1983) and Walking in the Ways of the Lord (IVP 1995). He has a particular
desire to bring to life the relevance of the Old Testament to Christian mission
and ethics. He and his wife Liz have four adult children.
176 pages
My History Is More Than Slavery – Nego True (2018)
THE AWARD-WINNING, BEST-SELLER! For years we have been taught that our history began with Slavery and ended with the civil rights movement. Yes, those events were important to our history, but there was more. Presented as a letter from Nego to his unborn, 'My History Is More Than Slavery' will effortlessly teach you lessons on our history that are not taught in school. A mix of history, life lessons, and poetry make up this book. Explore fatherhood and African history with Nego True, as he takes you on a journey through the motherland.
Nego True is a London-based spoken word artist and musician,
who focuses on personal and relatable topics combined with a beat and melody. He
has written two books, My History is More
than Slavery, and When Words Speak:
We Raised Us
158 pages
Say It! Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American
Tradition – Eric C. Redmond, general editor (2020)
Book Description
Eric C. Redmond is Assistant Professor of Bible at Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. He
also serves as Associate Pastor of Adult
Ministries at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL. Formerly he served as
Senior Pastor of Reformation Alive Baptist Church, Temple Hills, MD; Assistant
Professor of Bible and Theology at Washington Bible College, Lanham, MD; and on
the board of The Gospel Coalition. Eric is a graduate of Dallas Theological
Seminary, and a PhD Candidate at Capital Seminary and Graduate School. He and
his wife Pam have been happily married since July 1991. They have five children
-- Charis, Chloe, Candace, Calvin, and Codell -- and they reside in Brookfield,
IL.
256 pages
Book Description
In Christian circles, generosity is often code for giving
money. But generosity is about far more than money. God is lavishly generous
towards us in a thousand ways, and most of all in the grace of the gospel. God
s powerful generosity through the gospel not only saves us, but sets us free to
live a new, big-hearted life a life which is no longer turned inwards on
ourselves, but which flows out to others with an open, generous hand. The
Generosity Project is a set of resources to help you discover and live this
new, generous life. Through this book and its free online videos, you ll work
with a small group of other Christians to engage with what the Bible says about
generosity, read or watch input from leading pastor-teachers, and work out what
it all means in practice in your life.
About the authors
Tony Payne is the Publishing Director at Matthias Media, is
married to Alison, and has five children — Gemma, Chloë, Miriam, Luke and
Nicholas. He is a graduate of Moore Theological College in Sydney, and the
author of a number of books including Guidance
and the Voice of God, Pure Sex
and the award-winning Islam in our
Backyard.
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