Review: Christ the Controversialist

When John Stott died last year I vowed I would read some more of his books that I already own. This is the first one I've finished, which indicates something about my reading ability! Interestingly, it appears it's quite hard to get hold of today. My version - published 1970 - is the same as the picture here, which is the same as the picture on Amazon! So perhaps this one wasn't one of his most popular books.
However, let me say up front that I found this an exceptionally helpful book. It is classic Stott: carefully grounded in the Bible, precisely written with an eye to culture and application.
The title tells us his focus in terms of Biblical material. Stott takes us through the controversies or debates that we find Christ engaged in through the gospels. However, Stott writes:
The aim of this book can be simply stated. It is to argue that 'evangelical' Christianity is authentic Christianity, true, original and pure, and to demonstrate it from the teachin…
However, let me say up front that I found this an exceptionally helpful book. It is classic Stott: carefully grounded in the Bible, precisely written with an eye to culture and application.
The title tells us his focus in terms of Biblical material. Stott takes us through the controversies or debates that we find Christ engaged in through the gospels. However, Stott writes:
The aim of this book can be simply stated. It is to argue that 'evangelical' Christianity is authentic Christianity, true, original and pure, and to demonstrate it from the teachin…