Reviewing Books for the Baptist Times began in 1956 and continued with the transition from the printed version to the online version in 2011. For Reviews from 2013 search on Gilmore at www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/220248/Latest_News.aspx?redirected=1.
Most had a short life but are listed here for the benefit of researchers. Some of the more significant titles, marked with an asterisk, are included in one of our Classified Bibliographies. Underlined authors offer a link to an abridged version on Amazon.co.uk
1956
House, E M, The Lively Oracles, 1956. (Nov 8).
Cocks, H F Lovell, The Hope of Immortality, 1956. Dec 20).
Lampe, G E H, Reconciliation in Christ, 1956. (Nov 8).
1957
Hosie, Lady, Jesus and Woman, 1956. (Jan 10)
Wickings, H F, The Covenant People of God, 1957. (April 18).
*Bruce, F F, Second Thoughts on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1957.(June 13).
Ellison, H L, Ezekiel, The Man and His Message, 1957. (July 11).
*Bruce, F F, The Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran Texts, Tyndale Lecture. 1957. (Aug 1).
Hughes, Scripture and Myth, Tyndale Lecture. 1957 (Mar 13).
Stible, P E, God Became Man, Tyndale Lecture. 1957. (Aug 1).
*Parrot A M,, Golgotha and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1957. (Sep 26).
*Parrot, A M, The Temple of Jerusalem, 1957. (Sep 26).
1958
Vawter, Bruce, A Path Through Genesis, 1957. (Jan 9).
*Parrot, A M, Samaria, the Capital of the Kingdom of Israel, 1958. (July 17).
*Parrot, A M, Babylon and the Old Testament, 1958. (July 17).
*Leaney, A C (ed), A Guide to the Scrolls, 1958. (Dec 24).
1959
Foulkes, Francis, The Acts of God, 1959. (April 16).
Schonfield, Hugh J, The Bible was Right, 1959. (Mar 12).
Tizard, Leslie J, Facing Life and Death, 1959. (June 4)
*Allegro, John Marco, The People of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1959. (June 4).
1960
*Every, George, The Baptismal Sacrifice, 1959. (Jan 7)
West CC & D M Paton, The Missionary Church in East and West, 1959. (May 19).
*Russell, D S, Between the Testaments, 1960. (June 2).
*Bright, John, A History of Israel, 1960. (July 28).
*Grant, Frederick C, Basic Christian Beliefs, 1960. (Dec 1).
1961
Grant, Frederick C, Ancient Judaism and the New Testament, 1960. (Oct 5).
Sparrow, Judge Gerald, Modern Judaism, 1961. (May 25).
Barclay, William, The Making of the Bible, 1961. (June 8).
Knight, George, People of Israel (1) Isaiah, 1961. (June 8)
Paterson, John, The Wisdom of Israel, 1961. (June 8).
Mitton, C L, The Good News, 1961. (June 8).
1965
Williamson, G A, The World of Josephus, 1964. (Aug 12).
1967
Ogden, Schubert, The Reality of God, 1967. (Mar 23).
Dewart, Leslie, The Future of Belief, 1967. (Sep 29).
1968
Robinson, J A T, Exploration into God, 1967. (Jan 11).
1972
Harrison, R K, Old Testament Times, 1972. (Mar 16).
Haughton, Rosemary, The Knife Edge of Experience, 1971. (Aug 3).
Walker, John Baptist, Christianity an End to Magic, 1972. (Dec 21).
1973
van Daalen, D H, The Real Resurrection, 1972. (Mar 22).
*Clark, Neville & R C D Jasper (eds), Initiation and Eucharist and
An Order for Holy Communion, 1973. (May 3).
*Hulse, Erroll, Baptism and Church Membership, 1973. (May 3).
*Thornton, Martin, Prayer. A New Encounter, 1973. (June 28).
*Earnshaw, Leslie, Worship for the Seventies, 1973. (June 7).
Prescott, D M (ed), More Readings for the Senior Assembly, 1973. (June 7).
Hollings, Michael & Etta Gullick, The Shade of His Hand, 1973. (Aug 9).
Wright, R S, Asking Them Questions, 1973. (May 31).
Slack, Kenneth, Praying the Lord's Prayer, 1973. (July 26).
Brimer, James W & Sylvia Brimer, A Morning Assembly Book, 1973. (July 26).
Reynolds, E E, The Roman Catholic World in England and Wales, 1973. (Nov 1).
Duncan, Anthony D, The Priesthood of Man, 1973. (Nov 22).
Stacey, John (ed), Ministry and Ordination, 1973. (Dec 20).
1974
Lord, Eric & Charles Bailey, A Reader in Religious and Moral Education, 1973. ((April 25).
Stacey, John(ed), About Worship, 1973. (Jan 31).
Williams, Howard, My Word, 1973. (Jan 17).
Cyrilla, Sister, Two Minutes at a Time, 1974. (July 25).
1975
Hegel, Martin, Victory Over Violence, 1075. (June 26).
*Johnston, David (ed), Uppsala to Nairobi, 1975. (Oct 30).
1976
Barker, C Edward, The Church's Neurosis and the Twentieth Century Revolutions, 1975. (Feb 5).
1983
Brooks, R T, Communicating Conviction, 1983. (Dec 23).
1984
Tutu, Desmond, Hope and Suffering, 1984. (Oct 4).
Reeves, Donald (ed), The Church and the State, 1984. (Oct 25).
1985
Fiddes, Paul (et al), Bound to Love, 1985. (Oct 18).
1991
Coomes, Anne, Festo Kivengere, 1990. (May 23).
1998
Forde, Nigel, The Lantern and the Looking Glass, 1997. (Oct 29).
Coggan, Donald, Meet Paul, 1997. (Sep 17).
1999
Beeson, Trevor, Window on Westminster, 1999. (April 8).
Beeson, Trevor, A Dean's Diary, Winchester 1987-96, 1999. (April 15).
2001
*Nichols, Bridget, Literature in Christian Perspective. Becoming Faithful Readers, Darton, Longman and Todd, London, 2000. (Jan 4).
*Platten, Stephen (ed), Ink and Spirit. Literature and Spirituality, Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2000 (Jan 4).
*Dottweiler & Jaspers (eds), Relgion and Literature, 2000. (Jan 4).
2006
*Raina, Peter, Bishop George Bell, the Greatest Churchman: A Portrait in Letters, CTBI Publications, London, 2006. (Aug 31).
Rajendra, Cecil, By Trial ‘N Terror, Bogle-L’Ouverture Press, London, second edition, 2005. (April 27).
2007
Danals, Cynthia L, Funeral Services, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2007.
*Parris, David Paul, Reading the Bible with Giants. How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpertation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts, Paternoster Press, Milton Keynes, 2006. (Dec 13).
2008
*Armstrong, Karen, The Bible. The Biography, Atlantic Books, London,2007. (April 4)
*Bailey, Kenneth E, Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, Cultural Studies in the Gospels, SPCK, London, 2008. (Aug 7).
Beale, G K and D A Carson (eds), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids and Apollos, Nottingham, 2007. (Dec 25).
Beeson, Trevor, Round the Church in Fifty Years. A Personal Journey. SCM Press, London, 2007. (July 24).
*Borg, Marcus J and John Dominic Crossan, The First Christmas. What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Birth, SPCK, London, 2008.
Bowden, John (ed), A Chronology of World Christianity, Continuum, London, 2007. (Aug 29).
Langford, Andy, Christian Weddings. Resources to Make Your Ceremony Unique, second edition, Abingdon Press/Nashville, 2008.
Pratt, J Wayne, Wedding Services, Abingdon Press/Nashville, 2008.
Vincent, Ray, Let the Bible Be Itself. Learning to Read it Right, O Books, Winchester, 2008. (Nov 27).
2009
Benton, Ann, Teenagers. Biblical Wisdom for Parents, Inter-Varsity Press, Nottingham, 2008. (Jan 28).
Ehrman, Bart D, Whose Word Is It? The Story Behind Who Changed the New Testament and Why, Continuum, London, 2008. (Jan 8).
*Ferrell, Lori Anne, The Bible and the People, Yale University Press, Yale and London, 2008. (May 21).
Mitchell, Henry H, Celebration and Experience in Preaching (Revised Edition), Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2008. (June 18).
2010
Dennis, Trevor, The Book of Books – The Bible Retold, Lion, Oxford, 2003. (July 2).
de Weyer, Robert Van, Celtic Parables: Stories, Poems and Prayers, SPCK, London, 2009 (1997 reprint). (Jan 29).
Hill, Jonathan, The New Lion Handbook: The History of Christianity,Lion, Oxford. 2007. (May 21).
Tinker, Melvin, Reclaiming Genesis, Monarch Books, Oxford and Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 2010.
Toly, Noah J and Daniel I Block (eds), Keeping God’s Earth. The Global Environment in Biblical Perspective, IVP Academic, Downers Grove, Il, USA and Apollos, Nottingham, 2010
2011
Bauckham, Richard, The Bible In Politics. How to Read the Bible Politically, second edition, SPCK, London, 2010. (Feb 18).
Horrell, David G, Cherryl Hunt, Christopher Southgate, Francesca Stavrakopoulou (eds), Ecological Hermeneutics. Biblical, Historical and Theological Perspectives, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 2010. (April 22).
Leonard, Chris, Is God For Real? Signposts and Stories for People who Wonder, SPCK, London, 2011.
Ward, Keith, The Promise, SPCK, London, 2010. (Jan 21).
Wright, Chris (ed), English Hexapla. The Gospel of John, White Tree Publishing, Bristol, 2010. (Jan 14).
2012
*Wilson, Derek,The People’s Bible. The Remarkable History of the King James Version, Lion, Oxford, 2010. (Nov 16).
2013
Bell, Steve and Colin Chapman (eds), Between Naivety and Hostility. Uncovering the Best Christian Responses to Islam in Britain, Authentic Media, Milton Keynes, 2011. (Dec 4).
2014
*Barrett, Clive (ed), Unity in Process. Reflections on Ecumenism, Darton, Longman and Todd, London, 2012. (Feb 5).
Carter, Anne, Bewitched by Burma. A Unique Insight into Burma’s Complex Past, Matador, Kibworth Beauchamp, 2012. (Oct 4).
Metaxas, Eric, Amazing Grace. William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, Authentic Media Limited, Milton Keynes, 2013. (April 30).
Miller, John, A Simple Life. Roland Walls & The Community of the Transfiguration, Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh, 2014 (Dec 5)
Page, Nick, A Nearly Infallible History of Christianity, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2013. (June 12).
Peck, Andy, Bible 60. God’s Story in 60 Snapshots, Crusade for World Revival, Farnham, 2013. (Jan 10).
2015
*Clements, Keith, The Ecumenical Quest, Publications, Geneva, 2015. (June 17).
McCracken, Viv (ed). Christian Faith and Social Justice, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. (Aug 26).
Palmer, Martin and Katriana Hazell (eds), Stories of the Stranger. Encounters with Exiles and Outsiders, Bene Factum Publishing, London, 2014. (May 13)., Geneva, 2015. (June 17).
McCracken, Viv (ed). Christian Faith and Social Justice, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. (Aug 26).
Palmer, Martin and Katriana Hazell (eds), Stories of the Stranger. Encounters with Exiles and Outsiders, Bene Factum Publishing, London, 2014. (May 13).
Steven, Kenneth, Iona. The Other Island, with photographs by Iain Sarjeant, Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh, 2014. (Feb 5).
The 'Other' is My Neighbour, Developing an Ecumenical Response to Migration, WCC Publications, Geneva, 2015. (June 4).
2016
Baroness Cox, and others, Magna Carta Unravelled. The Case for Christian Freedoms Today, Wilberforce Publications, London, 2015. (Jan 26).
Kim, Grace J-Sun,(ed), Making Peace with the Earth. Action and Advocacy in Climate Justice, WCC Publications, Geneva, 2016. (Oct 20).
Chitando, Ezra & Nyambiura Njoroge (eds), Abundant Life. The Churches and Sexuality, WCC Publications, Geneva, 2016. (Oct 20).
Chunakara, Mathews George (ed), Christian Self-Understanding in the Context of Hindu Religion, Tiruvalla, India. (Oct 10).
Samways, John, God's Fingerprints, (Jan 22).
Williams, Rowan, Meeting God in Paul. SPCK, London, 2015. (June 20).
*Russell, Hilary, A Faithful Presence. Working Together for the Common Good, SCM Press, London, 2015. Dec 16).
2017
*Deacy, Christopher, Christmas as Religion. Re-thinking Santa, the Secular and the Sacred, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016. (March 22).
*Seltman, Muriel, Rescuing God from Religion, Matador, Kidworth Beauchamp, 2016. (May10).
Brearley, Christopher, Is Life Worth Living. Some Thoughts on the Message of Ecclesiastes, Zaccmedia, Milton Keynes, 2016. (April 14).
Wilson, Bryan R, Religion in Secular Society 50 Years On, edited by Steve Bruce, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016 (1969 reprint). (May 11).
*Mann, Rachel, Fierce Imaginings. The Great War, Ritual, Memory and God, Darton, Longman & Todd, London, 2017. (Aug 23).
*Clements, Keith, Look Back in Hope. An Ecumenical Life, Resource Publications, Eugene, Oregon, and Lightning Source, Milton Keynes, 2017.
*Bayfield, Tony (ed), Deep Calls to Deep. Transforming Conversations Between Jews and Christians, SCM Press, London, 2017. (Nov 7).
2018
*Pugh, Ben, Theology in the Contemporary World, SCM Press, London, 2017. (March 13).
*Brueggemann, Walter, Interrupting Silence, SCM Press, London, 2018. (March 13).
Nichols, Vincent, Faith Finding a Voice, Bloomsbury Continuum, London, 2018 (May 23).
Chou, Abner, The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers, Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, USA, 2018. Aug 17).
*Elsberg, Robert (ed), A Harvey Cox Reader, Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, 2016. (Sep 13)
*Noble, Tim, Mission from the Perspective of the Other, Pickwick Publications, Eugene, Oregon, 2018. (Nov 14 (or 28)
Keller, Timothy, The Prodigal Prophet. Jonah and the Mystery of God’s Mercy, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2018. (Dec 19)
2019
Voisey, Sheridan, The Making of Us, W Publishing Company (Thomas Nelson), Nashville, Tennessee. (April 3)
Kendall, Jeannie, Finding Our Voice, Authentic Media, Milton Keynes, 2019. (July 17)
Micklem, N, On the Lookout, Matador, Kibworth Beauchamp, 2019. (Aug 20).
Hongsuk Um (ed), Learn: Pastoral Care, St Andrew Press, Edinburgh, 2018. (Aug 20).
Sentamu, John, Wake Up to Advent, SPCK, London, 2019. (Nov 20)
2020
Kivatsi Jonathan Kavusa, Human and Eco Systems in the Priestly Creation Account. (Jan 14).
Chryssides, George D & Stephen E Gregg (eds),The Insider/Outsider Debate. New Perspectives in the Study of Religion, Equinox, Sheffield, 2019. (Jan 14).
Schmidt, Bettina & Jeff Leonardi (eds), Spiritualty and Wellbeing, Equinox, Sheffield, 2020. (Sep 18).
Sands, Philippe, East West Street. On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 2016. (Jan 21)
Fernando, Jude Lal (ed), Resistance to Empire and Militarization. Reclaiming the Sacred, Equinox, Sheffield, 2020. (Dec 17)
Johnston, David L. Muslims and Christians Debate Justice & Love, Equinox, Sheffield, 2020. (Dec 17)
2021
Brueggemann, Walter, Virus as a Summons to Faith, 2020 (Apr 21)
Braun, Willi, Jesus and Addiction to Origins, Equinox, Sheffield, 2020. (May 6)
Child, Louise & Aaron Rosen, Religion and Sight, Equinox, Sheffield, 2020. (May 21)
Bornet, Philippe (ed), Translocal Lives and Religion, Equinox, Sheffield, 2021. (Aug 27)
Keller, Timothy, Hope in Times of Fear, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2021. (Aug 27)
Küster, Volker, God/Terror, Ethics and Aesthetics in the Contexts of Conflict and Reconciliation, Equinox, Sheffield, 2021 (Oct 15).
2022
Welch, Christina, & Amy R Whitehead (eds), Religion and Touch, Equinox, Sheffield (May 19)
Harvey, Graham & Opinderjit Kaur Takhar (eds), Religion and Senses of Place, Equinox, Sheffield, 2021 (Jan 21)
Toth, Lina, Singleness and Marriage After Christendom. Being and Doing Family (Jan 28)
Roitto, Rikard, Shantz & Luomanen, Perspectives in the Sermon on the Mount , Equinox, Sheffield (Aug 17)
Giovanni, Janine de, The Vanishing. The Twilight of Christianity in the Middle East. Bloomsbury Publishing. ((June 12)
2023
Watts, James W & Yihan Yoo (eds), Books as Bodies and Sacred Buildings (May 23)
Religion as Relation. Studying Religion in Context. (May 19)
The Complexity of Conversion (Feb 24)
Clements, Keith, Appointments with Bonhoeffer. Personal Faith and Public Responsibility in a Fragmenting World, T & T Clark, London, (Jan 26)
. Perspectives on the Sermon on the Mount (Aug 17){