GRACE: Plain & Simple
About the author
Richard J. Howarth
Richard J. Howarth is the author of GRACE: Plain & Simple, a book-centred project devoted to making the core truths of the Christian faith clearer, more connected, and easier to grasp.
He writes for believers who are familiar with the language of Christianity, yet still feel unsure how its central claims fit together. The aim is not to make the faith novel, but to make it plain.
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Richard J. Howarth
Author of GRACE: Plain & Simple
Why he writes
Richard writes to show what stands between humanity and God, why the Cross was necessary, what Christ accomplished, and why grace is more sufficient than many Christians realise.
A background in diagnosis
Before focusing on theological writing and teaching, Richard spent more than twenty-five years working on business turnaround projects, specialising in identifying root causes in complex systems.
A concern for clarity
Over time, he came to see a similar pattern in Christian life and teaching: effort without assurance, recurring guilt without relief, and answers often given before the real problem had been properly understood.
How that shaped the book
His background helped shape the forthcoming book. GRACE: Plain & Simple is not built on novelty or controversy, but on diagnosis: a desire to trace confusion back to its source, and to show clearly what the gospel says about sin, grace, the Cross, and the believer’s standing with God.
Alongside degree-level theological study, Richard has spent more than twenty years preaching, teaching, and listening to ordinary Christians wrestle with questions they often feel they should not still have.
This project is written for those readers: thoughtful believers who do not need unnecessary complexity, but who do want serious truth explained plainly and well.
Through essays, book material, and related writing, Richard’s aim is to help readers grow in clarity, confidence, and rest in what Christ has done.
Begin with the book
GRACE: Plain & Simple is written to help believers understand why the Cross had to happen, what Christ has accomplished, and what grace secures for the believer’s standing with God.