This is a book to be read slowly and savoured. Just as Jesus’ parables often seemed confusing and perplexing so it is with this collection of stories which Peter Rollins has written. Each story is a couple of pages long and in them the author is concerned to make us think, sometimes in uncomfortable and radical ways, about the nature of our Christian faith. Like Jesus’ parables, their meaning is not immediately evident which means they need to be mulled and thought about. This needs to be done, perhaps, before reading Peter’s commentary and insights on his own story. The Orthodox Heretic will not appeal to everyone but for those wanting a sideways look at faith they might find nuggets to extend and enlarge their perception and outworking of faith.