THE WORD FROM THE THRONE
published 2011, ISBN 978-1-84625-13

In a fresh survey of common themes from John's writings, Patrick Whitworth offers seven couplets or paradoxes taken from all of John's writings, which both underline common authorship, but also give a challenge to the church today.
How should the church of the twenty-first century in the West respond to the reflection, proclaimation and vision presented in these writings? What is it that John says especially to us now in the extraordinary scope of his writings?
Whitworth gives us answers to these questions which are supremely relevant to the church of today.

From the foreword by Charles Marnham, Vicar of St Michael’s Chester Square.
' In his earlier book, Prepare for Exile, Patrick Whitworth argued that the church today, often marginalised and apparently in decline, should value the experience of exile as the key to renewal, maybe even revival. Now in this, his latest publication, he advocates a close and fresh look at the writings of the Apostle John – the Gospel, the Epistles and Revelation. In a masterly analysis, Patrick shows how the various themes that are woven into each of these can help Christians meet the challenges they face. Themes such as grace and truth, witness and worship, suffering and glory are covered in turn, all of them intended ‘to steady, encourage and remind the Church of its founder and his calling.'

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