SCOTT McKNIGHT, an American professor of religious studies, is deeply aware that different people define the gospel in different ways, which often lead to division and misunderstanding rather than unity. In Embracing Grace: A gospel for all of us, he offers his own definition, through which he seeks to hold together the views of varying types of Christian, and take account of the totality of scripture, not only a small part of it (SPCK, £10.99 (£9.90); 978-0-281-05959-1).

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