About me

Andrew Perriman | 2 Oct 2008
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My name is Andrew Perriman. My wife, Belinda, and I have lived in various parts of the world over the last 30 years: the Far East, Africa, the Middle East, the Netherlands, and now London.

I’ve combined theological studies and writing with pastoral and missional work in a wide range of contexts. I have a degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford and an MPhil and PhD from the London School of Theology, of which I am an Associate Research Fellow. I teach New Testament occasionally, and I am an extension studies tutor and examiner for LST’s MA in Biblical Studies.

MA in Aspects and Implications of Biblical Interpretation.

My overriding theological interest at the moment is in how we retell the biblical story as we negotiate the difficult transition from the centre to the margins of our culture following the collapse of Western Christendom.

For an introduction to this site see The narrative premise of a post-Christendom theology.

In addition to some articles in academic journals, I have written: 

  • Speaking of Women: Interpreting Paul (IVP, 1998);
  • Faith, Health and Prosperity: A Report on “Word of Faith” and “Positive Confession” Theologies (Paternoster, 2003);
  • The Coming of the Son of Man: New Testament Eschatology for an Emerging Church (Paternoster, 2005; reprinted by Wipf & Stock);
  • Re: Mission: A Vision of Hope for a Post-Eschatological Church (Paternoster, 2008);
  • The Future of the People of God: Reading Romans Before and After Western Christendom (Wipf & Stock, 2010); 
  • End of Story: Same-Sex Relationships and the Narratives of Evangelical Mission (Wipf & Stock, 2019);
  • In the Form of a God: The Pre-existence of the Exalted Christ in Paul (Wipf & Stock, 2022).

I also published a collection of blog posts on hell and heaven called Hell and Heaven in Narrative Perspective (2012).

I am involved with Communitas International, a wonderful organization that seeks to develop open, passionate, creative communities of missional faith. I should stress, though, that the views expressed on this blog do not necessarily coincide with the position of Communitas International on the matters discussed.