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An Evangelical Manifesto: A second opinion
Author, Simon.
Published, June 28, 2008.
Tags: christian, church, Current Affairs, evangelical, Evangelical Manifesto, Evangelicalism, Religion, Reviews
I should note that is not a response to Adam’s previous entry on the same topic. This is simply, as the title suggests, a second opinion of this document. “An Evangelical Manifesto” was penned earlier this year, with a two-fold purpose;
[T]o first address the confusions and corruptions that attend the term Evangelical in the United [...]
Different dog, different tricks: A word about the new Federal Government
Author, Simon.
Published, May 12, 2008.
Tags: ALP, Australia, Current Affairs, government, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Liberal Party, Steven Smith, terrorism
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 [...]
An Evangelical Manifesto
Author, Adam.
Published, May 12, 2008.
Tags: christians, Current Affairs, evangelical, manifesto, public square, Religion, Reviews
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 stab [...]
Social Justice is becoming a fad
Author, Simon.
Published, April 14, 2008.
Tags: Australia, Current Affairs, fair trade, Hillsong conference, justice, Make Poverty History, Social Justice
In observing Australian society, one must surely notice the surge in interest in social justice. People are truly beginning to sit up and take notice of the calls for ending world poverty. I don’t intend to summarise the ills of the third world, and the injustice which we, in the west, perpetrate whenever we go [...]