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Men lead, women obey?

In the lead up to the recent CBE conference, which Tamie has already reflected on, The Age published a local write-up of the quarrel between egalitarians and complementarians in Melbourne Anglicanism. We’ve heard some people worry about the article’s inaccuracies, yet it has at least one thing exactly right: Christians […]

Will the real Mars Hill please stand up?

The Ridley students’ association organises occasional debates for the college community, and on 27 May 2010, we asked, Will the real Mars Hill please stand up? Many Australian Christians are interested in what American churches are doing. Mark Driscoll leads Mars Hill Church (Seattle) and Rob Bell leads Mars Hill Bible Church (Grand […]

Reformation in context (book reviews)

The Reformation is a hot topic with the likes of the New Calvinists.  How should we approach the Reformation today?  The two textbooks for our study tour have a lot to teach us. Bernd Moeller, Imperial Cities and the Reformation: Three Essays (Durham: Labyrinth Press, 1982) Steven E. Ozment, The Reformation […]

Don’t use Bible references (!)

I like following Michael Jensen’s movements — he’s older, smarter, wiser, and more experienced than me!  In recent times, he’s been doing a lot of things other than blogging, but he’s just put up some good stuff about why we shouldn’t use Bible references…  Here.