Atul Gawande seems to have done quite well for himself. Not only that, but he has done a great deal for others in the process, especially patients. The Harvard Associate Professor, writer and general surgeon desparately wants doctors to be better at their jobs, which is the focus of his book, the aptly titled Better, published in 2007. It’s all [...]
Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
3 Oct
Death by Love
Driscoll and Breshears give us a solid biblical treatment of issues facing many today. In terms of content, I find little to complain about. The introduction to penal substitution is brilliant. Nevertheless, the idea of reading letters meant to confront someone else’s stuggles with sin and/or dispair does seem a little wierd, even if the [...]
16 Feb
Gair Rhydd and spiritual care
In response to this article in the Cardiff Student Newspaper this week, I think its author Rhys Howell has ignored the wealth of evidence suggesting that good care of patients’ spiritual needs is not only helpful but necessary. The NHS recommends that the spiritual needs of its patients need to be met as part of [...]
13 Jan
What is a healthy church?
In this shorter version of his “9 marks” book, Mark Dever gives an introduction to what we should look for in a church. The book is split into three sections:
Part 1: What is a healthy church. Deals with what church is all about at its core and how Christians and the church relate to each [...]
31 Dec
N T Wright’s postmodern nonsense
Damian Thompson comments here about Tom Wright’s remarks on the current financial situation
“The last four months”, opines the bishop, “have done, in economics, what September 11 2001 did in the world of power: provide a moment when the abstract analysis offered by postmodernity suddenly became concrete.”
Like Thompson, I’m afraid I don’t have a clue what he [...]
