Hannah Steele: a fresh perspective on evangelism

On the podcast this week, Canon Mark Oakley talks to the director of St Mellitus College, the Revd Dr Hannah Steele, about her new book, Living His Story: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways (SPCK) (Books, 22 January). It is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book 2021. The book seeks to provide a fresh perspective on evangelism, pursuing Walter Brueggemann’s description of evangelism as “an invitation and summons to ‘switch stories’ and therefore to change lives”. The interview was recorded during an online event earlier this month, which also featured two other authors talking about their Lent books: Sam Wells on A Cross in the Heart of God (Canterbury Press) and Stephen Cherry on Thy Will Be Done (Bloomsbury). All the books are available at the Church Times Bookshop. You can watch a video of the event at https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/5-february/audio-video/video/lent-books-discussion-and-readings The Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature is hosting a one-day online event on Saturday 20 February, titled Light in Darkness. Speakers include Francis Spufford, talking about his new novel, Light Perpetual, which is reviewed in this week’s Church Times. The other speakers are Katherine Tiernan, Rachel Mann, Mark Oakley and Stephen Cherry. Find out more and book tickets at churchtimes.co.uk/events Find out about other forthcoming Church Times online events at www.churchtimes.co.uk/events. Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.