Amy Orr-Ewing

Amy Orr-Ewing’s Forgiveness is theologically rich, morally serious, and deeply Christ-centered. This book offers far more than broad encouragement. It gives readers a profoundly biblical vision of forgiveness that fully accounts for evil, justice, human dignity, redemption, and grace.

What especially stood out to me was the book’s ability to speak with clarity and depth in a culture that often treats forgiveness as weakness or confusion. Amy Orr-Ewing shows that the Christian vision of show more forgiveness upholds the seriousness of harm while still opening the way for healing, freedom, and hope through Christ.

One of the most powerful lines for me was this: “On the cross, Christ took our sins upon himself. Because he did so, the basest instincts and intuitions of the human heart can be forgiven. Jesus defeated cruelty, evil, and death itself. Turning to cruelty as a source of power or meaning will leave us and others broken, empty, and diminished. True power is found in Christ, the light defiantly shining in the darkness.” That passage captures the spiritual force of this book so well.

I also loved this: “…the Christian story has something profound to offer: a vision of forgiveness that doesn’t minimize wrongdoing, upholds the seriousness of harm, and offers the possibility of atonement and redemption.” That is exactly what makes this book so compelling. It never asks the reader to look away from evil. It keeps the reader’s eyes fixed on Christ, where justice and mercy meet in perfect holiness.

This was a wholehearted, life-changing 5-star read for me. Forgiveness is clear, powerful, and beautifully written. It left me with a deeper sense of the glory of the gospel and the beauty of forgiveness in the hands of God.

I received a paperback copy of this book from the publisher. I am not required to write a positive review nor paid to do so. This is my honest and unbiased review. My thoughts and opinions expressed in this book review are my own. My review focuses on the writing and the content, ensuring transparency and reliability. show less

This book addresses ten common questions concerning the Bible that the author has been asked by non-Christians.

As would be expected from the title, the reliability of the Bible is discussed at length, but it also deals with less obvious questions such as those about sex, sexuality and war. These chapters were probably my favourite.

I liked the highly intellectual but readable style (post-modernism never seemed so easy to understand!)

The only criticism that I have was that I already knew much show more of the material, but as the intended audience was those with no or little knowledge about the Bible that's fine! show less

Four Questions:
1. Isn't it all just a matter of interpretation?
2. How was the Canon recognized?
3. Are the manuscripts reliable?
4. Is the content of the Bible reliable? (A) The question of miracles and the supernatural; (B) The question of intentional deception; (C) The question of internal coherency and contradiction; (D) The question of historical corroboration.

Quote (Amy Orr-Ewing): "The Scriptures do stay up to the most rigorous and difficult questioning and scrutiny."
Quote (Roland show more Barthes): "...since to refuse meaning is, in the end, to refuse God."
Quote (Frederich Nietzsche): "We cannot get rid of God until we get rid of grammar."
Quote (Amy Orr-Ewing): "In telling us that word have no meaning, the postmodernist expects us to understand the meaning of their words -- an inherent contradiction."
Quote (Amy Orr-Ewing): "The very fact of language itself points to the existence of God."
Quote (John Stott): "If anything is clear from the Gospels and the Acts it is that the apostles were sincere. They may have been deceived, if you like, but they were not deceivers. Hypocrites and martyrs are not made of the same stuff." show less

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