You can buy Kate Kirkpatrick’s Grove booklet Women, Justice and the Church: an apology for feminism for about AUD 7 and I suggest that you do so. It’s not about why Christians should be feminists (indeed, she explicitly states that this is not necessary); it simply explains why feminism exists. […]
We’re spending some of the uni holidays visiting village churches. Our experience of Tanzania has been largely urban but ‘the village’ is the backdrop to the Tanzanian zeitgeist as well as the background or future for many university students. We’re doing the visits separately so that the other of us […]
Tanzanians use Facebook quite differently from how Aussies do. It’s one place you can see their interest in wisdom as they post infographics about why you should drink more water, or proverbs from TB Joshua or Joyce Meyer. So when our friend asked the other day “Can someone enlighten me […]
When ethicist Andrew Sloane’s ‘At Home in a Strange Land’ discusses the sixth commandment ‘do not murder’, he argues that abortion ought not to be considered murder. I hadn’t heard this argument before; at the very least it once again calls Christians away from emotive labels and towards nuance in […]
Andrew Sloane’s At Home in a Strange Land: Using the Old Testament in Christian Ethics is so much more than a book on ethical issues; it’s pretty much a primer on how to use the Old Testament as a Christian. Sloane is so easy to read, full of spot on […]
It’s been a year since I started reviewing the books I was reading every month and I’m enjoying it so much I’m going to keep going, for the time being at least. The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf (Tribe Book 1): Ambelin Kwaymullina In this post-apocalypic world, nature revolted when misused […]
I quite liked this little illustration about the imperfection and glory of the church from Andrew Cameron’s ‘Joined Up Life’: To live ‘in Christ’ is like being invited by a brilliant footballer – say, a Beckham or a Ronaldo – to join his team. I’m actually a fat slob and […]
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