AN A-Z OF CHRISTIAN TRUTH AND EXPERIENCE
By J. Graham Miller
Banner of Truth. 122 pages. £8.95
ISBN 0 85151 836 2
This book is a compilation of memorable quotations culled from the notebooks of J. Graham Miller, who ministered for many years in the New Hebrides, New Zealand and Australia. These contained the fruit of a lifetime's reading, meticulously cataloguing what the author calls the 'flakes of shining gold' discovered along the way, and some of the best are represented in this typically well-produced, yet reasonably-priced hardback volume from the Banner.
Following a brief biographical introduction, and a helpful contents section, there follows an alphabetical arrangement of entries - beginning Ability, Adam, Adoption, Ambition... right through to Work, World mission, Worship, Zeal - which do indeed relate to both Christian doctrine and the Christian life, reflecting the fact that this is the anthology of a pastor of real people, not of an abstract theologian. Nearly 200 subjects are covered with varying weight. The largest section is (appropriately) on Jesus Christ, covering all aspects of his person and work. Other major entries include Atonement ('the grand distinctive peculiarity of the Christian religion': George Smeaton), Bible, Faith, Judgement, Sanctification and, reflecting the pastoral interest in Christian experience, Assurance, Error, Family, Prayer, Sin, Satan, and many others.
