SPCK, 2006. The standing joke about Tom Wright goes like this: An inquiring student gives Dr Wright a call. His secretary says,” Sorry, but he…
We live in an age that is hesitant about, or indifferent to, the use of reason, study, mental discipline and religious education. Truth is under…
Most attempts at interfaith dialogue are doomed from the start, as they play down real differences between religions, and appeal to a lowest common denominator.…
Suicide is a major problem in the Western world. This paper has a very limited focus however. It will not look at such issues as…
There are plenty of reasons offered as to why people say they reject Christianity. Sometimes it is a bad experience with Christians. Sometimes it is…
Zondervan, 2005. It is an unfortunate but oft-repeated habit that trends and fads in the world tend to be slavishly picked up and replicated by…
Nelson, 2006. Darrell Bock is one of our finest contemporary New Testament scholars. As a conservative evangelical, he is well placed to take on the…
Broadman & Holman, 2006. Exodus is a pivotal book, a key volume not only in the Pentateuch but in the whole of the Hebrew bible.…
With 45 to 50 million abortions performed annually around the globe, one can rightly speak of an abortion holocaust. This is something everyone, and especially…
The theological issue of the relationship between law and gospel is far too complex and has had way too much ink spilled over it for…
Fans of Dan Brown’s bestseller will be pleased to know that The Da Vinci Code film is fairly faithful to the book. It’s a pity…
Nelson 2004. With over 40 million copies sold into 44 languages (as of May 2006), the Brown blockbuster has certainly made an impact. And the…
Baker, 2005. Most people, when they hear of Dorothy Sayers, immediately think of her delightful detective novels based around Lord Peter Wimsey. But she was…
With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 44 languages, and a blockbuster film due out in mid-May, The Da Vinci Code has made…
Monarch Books, 2005. There are a number of good books out which critique the many fallacies and inaccuracies in Dan Brown’s best selling novel. The…
Crossway, 2004. Evil and suffering are perennial problems which baffle theist and atheist alike. But the presence of evil in the world is a real…
Zondervan, 2003. The debate over openness theology or free-will theism continues to bubble along nicely. Books both for and against continue to pour from the…
The Age is not usually known as a journal of theological opinion. Thus one is curious as to why it featured Nicholas Kristof’s piece on…
Eerdmans, 2004. The issue of the relationship between men and women is a vexed and complex issue. Plenty of volumes have been written on this…
Presbyterian Church of Victoria, 2004. Quiz time. When was the last time you read a book on the ten commandments? Indeed, when was the last…