Festschrift for Nigel G. Wright (updated)

On his 60th birthday last week Nigel Wright, Principal of Spurgeon's was presented with a festschrift for his birthday: Challenging to Change: Dialogues with a Radical Baptist Theologian. Essays Presented to Dr Nigel G. Wright on His Sixtieth Birthday. It contains essays by many of the current leading baptist theologians Paul Fiddes, John Colwell, Stephen Holmes, Chris Ellis, Rob Ellis, plus Paul Goodliff (my dad), Pat Took and two former members of Spurgeon's staff Raymond Brown and R. Alistair Campbell, plus a token Anglican in Tom Smail (who co-authored with Nigel and Andrew Walker a book examaining charismatic renewal). It should be available to purchase soon ... apparently key an eye (again) on the Spurgeon's website.

I got my copy today (£10 incl. p&p) by phoning Spurgeon's to order a copy.

Contents

Introduction - David Coffey

'Baptists "Relating and Resourcing" in difficult times: A historical perspective' - Raymond Brown (former Tutor in Church History and Principal, Spurgeon's)

'New birth from Water and Spirit' - Alastair Campbell (former Tutor in New Testament, Spurgeon's)

'The Coherence of freedom: Can Church or State ever be Truly Free?' - John Colwell (former student, currently Tutor in Doctrine and Ethics, Spurgeon's)

'Being a minister: spirituality and the pastor' - Chris Ellis (former Principal of Bristol Baptist College)

'"The leadership of some ...": Baptist ministers as leaders?' - Rob Ellis (Principal of Regent's Park College)

'Something will come of nothing: on A Theology of the Dark Side' - Paul Fiddes (Professor of Systematic Theology, Oxford)

'Inclusive representation revisited' - Paul Goodliff (former student at Spurgeon's, currently Head of Ministry, BUGB)

'The radical ecclesiology of Nigel Wright' - Steve Holmes (former student and research fellow, Spurgeon's, now lecturer at University of St. Andrews)

'Church planting, peace and the ecclesial minimum' - Stuart Murray (former Tutor in Church Planting, Spurgeon's)

'Part of a Movement: Nigel Wright and Baptist Life' - Ian Randall (former Tutor in Church History, Spurgeon's, now Director of Research)

'When Wright was right' - Tom Smail (co-author with Andrew Walker and Nigel Wright of Charismatic Renewal)

'The Radical Evangelical: A Critical Appreciation' - Derek Tidball (former Principal, London School of Theology)

'Crown rights of the Redeemer' - Pat Took (Regional Minister, London Baptist Association and a Governor, Spurgeon's)

Comments

[Stuart Dennis]

Sounds a good book, thanks for bringing it to our attention, will find it hard to get here in nicaragua though!