Actuality and Provisionality

Following pastorates in Essex and South London, John Colwell taught Doctrine and Ethics at Spurgeon's College where he remains as Senior Research Fellow. In 2009, after fifteen years teaching at the college, he returned to local church ministry in Budleigh Salterton, Devon. John is married with two adult children. In addition to Actuality and Provisionality, John has also written Living the Christian Story: The Distinctiveness of Christian Ethics (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2001), Promise and Presence: An Exploration of Sacramental Theology (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2005), The Rhythm of Doctrine: A Liturgical Sketch of Christian Faith and Faithfulness (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2007), and Why Have You Forsaken Me?: A Personal Reflection on the Experience of Desolation (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2010).