Intelligent Church by Steve Chalke and Anthony Watkis is ‘a journey towards Christ-centred Community’ which sounds great. The theory is that the church is the proof we need that God is love. This is a very attractive and compelling idea although we know in reality how often and how far it falls short.

So the idea is a good one but is the book? If you’ve never read a book on this subject before then perhaps it’s a good place to start. But if you’ve read either this author or this subject before then to be honest this is a forgettable meal. I finished reading it a couple of weeks ago and already the memory of what it contained has faded. So use it as a starter but overall I wasn’t too impressed.