William Taylor’s short book, Revolutionary Worship, encourages the reader that all of life is to be lived for God’s glory.

Taylor’s desire is to show that (20) “the work of Jesus means that all times are worship time; every place is worship space.” This is a simple aim and one the author states will be driven home by each chapter in this book. Though the first few chapters serve this purpose well, overall, the book was a disappointment.

This book does not offer the reader a great deal, and there is little that has not been said by others elsewhere. The material for this book originally came from a sermon series that Taylor preached at his church (St Helen’s Bishopsgate) and unfortunately it still reads like a series of often disconnected talks. On top of several typos and continuous style changes, this gives the book a feel of a rushed editing job.

The book is not wholly unhelpful, inasmuch as Taylor presents a call to live your life for God’s glory, something we all should strive for as believers! But it is let down by poor editing, and an at times dismissive tone that speaks often harshly of those with slightly different ways of doing things. On top of this the fifth chapter, dismissing ‘corporate worship’, is bizarre, relegating the importance of the gathering of the local church and confusing Taylor’s argument. With so many helpful books exploring Christian worship being released recently, I would struggle to commend this book.

Ed Creedy, Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge