Harriet Harris

By Good and Necessary Consequence

Theology

“"Bovell shows, with scholarly rigour and persuasion, that the roots of biblicist foundationalism lie in seventeenth-century skepticism. He thereby challenges fundamentalist claims that biblicist modes of thought go back to the origins of Christianity . . . His challenge is hard-hitting, going as far as to suggest that some people may need to get out of Christianity in order to be able to return to it with new understanding.”

Inerrancy and the Spiritual Formation of Younger Evangelicals

Theology

“Bovell knows the evangelical world inside out, and speaks on behalf of younger evangelicals‚ who cannot, or do not wish to, reconcile themselves to the doctrine of inerrancy. He calls biblical teachers to account, and campaigns for candour in facing up to the unsoundness of the doctrine. His argument is both scholarly and personally engaging, and should be read by students and tutors alike, especially those involved in ministerial training.”

Theology as Repetition

Theology

“In this important work, Foster revives Macquarrie’s theology for the twenty-first century. He shows Macquarrie to be a master in engaging with postmodern trends in theology, bringing to them an intelligence that obviates the more relativist and nihilist outcomes of some postmodern thought. . . . While guiding the reader through complex comparisons and contrasts with key thinkers . . . Foster convinces us that Macquarrie could be put to good use in developing a Christian theology that engages with the plurality of faiths, and that provides a strong antidote to fundamentalist religion with its over-reliance on rational and empirical support.”