Theology, social justice | Comments (3)
Once again, I am completing an essay – hence the post. I came across this verse in Luke chapter 3. I had never paid attention to its significance. It is John the Baptist proclaiming the arrival of the Kingdom to the multitudes who had gathered near him:
‘ Then he said to the multitudes that came […]
Adam @ May 20, 2008
Current Affairs | Comments (6)
The change of government in Canberra has brought a marked change in rhetoric that has been stemming from Canberra. This is not overly suprising, I suppose. A change in government generally means a changed country. The stamp that the new Labor government has left is already significant. Rudd’s government has already made some big decisions, and […]
Simon @ May 12, 2008
Current Affairs, Religion, Reviews | Comments (3)
An Evangelical Manifesto is a recently published article by a group of professing evangelicals which seeks to redefine and reform evangelicalism in the face of its popular (mis)conceptions in the secular world.
It’s so refreshing to read a well-considered and balanced article from a group of evangelicals. I was expecting to read a bible-bashing self-righteous […]
Adam @ May 12, 2008
Religion, Theology | Comments (2)
Ulrich Beck, in his book The Cosmopolitan Vision, discusses universalism and cosmopolitanism as social theories. According to Beck there are two different types of universalism; universal difference, and universal sameness. Universal sameness, Beck says, suppresses the individual to make them conform to what is usually the dominant ethnicity or social group of the time. Universal […]
Simon @ May 4, 2008
This will, hopefully be a rare post. I think the picture is poignant though. I found it on http://morepraxis.org.au/you-are-free .
Simon @ May 2, 2008