St Mary Redcliffe A Year at Redcliffe Magazine 2022

Discipleship
Theology book group
The theology book club started up again in
the autumn. We have met (mostly) monthly,
under Stephen’s expert and gentle guidance
and with John’s splendid hospitality.
We looked in the autumn at Celia Deane-
Drummond’s “A Primer in Ecotheology”,
which we thought would fit well with
Creationtide. It was a stimulating read, and
Stephen got us to think about some good
questions, but ultimately several of us found
that we couldn’t really get on with it. This
was, in part I think, because it was (perhaps
as the title suggests) in many ways a pointer
to others’ writings (as well as to the author’s
earlier work), but we also found that her
language was not always easy to follow.
After Christmas we began James Allison’s
“Knowing Jesus”. This was suggested
following discussion in the group about
what area we might explore next. The plan
was that it would take us up to Easter, but
Covid and other things got in the way and
at the time of writing we still have two
chapters to go. I think we are all enjoying
this one far more, and getting much out of
it. The edition we are using has discussion
questions at the end of each chapter, which
makes it ideal for our use.
We haven’t yet decided what we will be
reading next. Suggestions are always
welcome, as are new members., We do
not read academic theses, but try to find
books that deal with theological issues in
an accessible and relevant way, or relevant
questions from a theological viewpoint. If
you would like to know more, do have a
word with me.
Revd Simon Goodman
Curate
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