SPCK Christian Book of the Year

Winner for 2007

Faith & Duty: The John Anderson Story

Extracts from the judges' comments:
‘Anderson’s life story also prompts the reader to think about the place and purpose of God in the midst of individual suffering, in a very moving fashion. It is well documented and well written, and avoids the temptation of veering into hagiography.'

'The judges liked the fact whilst the book will encourage Christians, it also raises significant issues about the relationship between church and state.’

Faith & Duty: The John Anderson Story
by Paul Gallagher, published by Random House Australia

Joint Second Prize

Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture

Extracts from the judges' comments:
‘We may not agree with everything in this book, but it provides plenty of food for thought with respect to the nature of church, and to living as an exile in the contemporary western world.’

‘The image of ‘exiles’ is an evocative one and Frost exploits it in terms of the mindset and lifestyle of an exile, and the critique an exile might make of the host culture…he challenges Christians to live the exilic life as an outworking of Christian identity and incarnational mission.’

Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture
by Michael Frost, published by Strand

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