Atheism on the ropes
Atheism is stridently anti-religious, but does it have anything more to offer?
Hungry Beast
The newest addition to our pop culture corner (to your right and down a bit) is Hungry Beast. Think Media Watch for Gen Y. Last night we instantly accelerated it to the top of our TV schedule. Hungry Beast brings a critical eye to the media along with a concern […]
Further up and further in (What is Rob Bell on about?)
The Boston Globe recently ran an interview with Rob Bell. Amongst other things, Bell says, I embrace the term evangelical, if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor generosity and kindness, a […]
Re-viewing Nooma (How to use Nooma)
Nooma is by Flannel and currently features Rob Bell. Greg Gilbert, of 9 Marks, is not a fan of the short films (part 1, part 2, part 3). With Gilbert’s review as a point of contact, and following this consideration of postmodernism, here is a reflection on viewer assumptions and story, and how we […]
Missing the boat on postmodernism
Postmodernism is big news. We Christians, with our commitment to truth, have rightly sat up and taken notice. I went through undergrad reading books with titles like The Death of Truth and Truth Decay. But I’ve become increasingly unhappy with some responses to postmodernism. There is now a wide range […]
Being a living tradition
My college mates and I spend plenty of time wondering about church identity (eg, see the list of posts here). There’s just been an interesting discussion on the blog of Australian theologian Michael Jensen. Having observed a lack of Anglican identity amongst ministers and students at his own evangelical Anglican […]
Getting the word out there (Jesus All About Life)
(This post follows on from Depicting Jesus.) The new Jesus: All About Life campaign has just kicked off in NSW. The prime time media begins next week. The campaign has already been through a few Australian cities; the pilot run was in Adelaide a few years ago. This time, there have […]
Meet Jesus at uni 