Dear Sir
In July’s en, a full-page piece appeared about my published work, theology and associations, with particular attention given to The Mission of God 2016 (MoG). Misleadingly deploying partial truths, ana-baptist social activist James Paul Lusk – a retired career bureaucrat determined to save Britain from a so-called ‘Christian Right’ – sadly fails to engage the thesis of the book: the meaning of the Lordship of Christ and Kingdom of God in light of God’s total law-word. More balanced reviews of MoG were published in the UK by Prophecy Today and Affinity.
The context of Lusk’s review helps account for its appearance and content. In 2017 Lusk’s own book, The Jesus Candidate (TJC) appeared, demonstrating his deep ideologic-al motivations. It consists largely of an unapologetic attack on the theology and methods of conservative Christian organisa-tions Christian Concern and the like-mind-ed Christian Institute, erroneously charging them with misrepresenting their religious freedom cases, whilst simultaneously lionizing progressive secular liberalism. Unsurprisingly, TJC was applauded by Britain’s National Secular Society as a ‘welcome and timely publication’.
