Kester Brewin

Category: Reviews and Endorsements

  • Empathy: Seeing Myself as The Other Sees Me [2]

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    I’m interested in this short series in trying to reflect on the best ground for our attempts to empathise with ‘the other.’ In the first post I ended by suggesting that it would be fruitful to consider where our fears of engaging the other lie. So here we go: It seems to me that Levinas…

  • Steve Collins

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    "This book is significant. Read it." Steve Collins. Creator of SmallFire.org

  • Rev. Ian Mobsby

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    "An important and unique book… A momentous achievement." Rev Ian Mobsby, author and leader of Moot.

  • Dr. Pete Ward

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    "Combines a theological integrity with imaginative and innovative ways of thinking about Church as a complex network. Not only does this book contribute to the current debate about the Church it is also a meditation on faith and believing in the city. It is a must read for all of those thinking through the future…

  • Prof. Ryan Bolger

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    "Kester Brewin is one of the sharpest thinkers on the emerging scene. For years, his community, Vaux, created worship spaces that engaged forbidden cultural and theological themes. Combining psychology, urban theory, and complexity theory with biblical reflection on church and leadership, his book Signs of Emergence continues this pattern and doesn’t disappoint." Prof. Ryan Bolger,…

  • Dr Gareth Higgins

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    "Signs of Emergence is a revolutionary statement of intent: Jesus lives where the dirt is, which is good news for all of us. Reading this book will challenge your own boundaries. If you let it do its work, you will never be the same again." Dr. Gareth Higgins, activist and author of How Movies Helped…