While we all shudder at the destruction wrought by the tsunami, we all can applaud the generosity of spirit and compassion that has poured out…
I just returned from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Melbourne, where the two Christian pastors have been found guilty of vilifying Muslims. The…
On Friday December 17 two Christian pastors were found guilty of vilifying Muslims. The decision, handed down in Melbourne, could mark the beginning of the…
Since Joseph Wakim of the Australian Arabic Council has given us a public lecture on what Christianity is meant to be about, perhaps I can…
Lifeline Press, 2002. Epidemic may not be too strong of a word to describe the crisis in teen sexuality we face in the Western world.…
Encounter Books, 2003. Rapid developments in technology, especially in medicine, genetics and biochemistry, are easily outstripping careful analysis and social and moral reflection on these…
Phoenix 2003. Bernard Lewis is a leading Orientalist and expert on Islam. The author of dozens of books on the subject, spanning five decades, he…
The UN has declared 2004 to be the 10th Anniversary of the 1994 International Year of the Family. If the ruling elites in 1994 could…
InterVarsity Press, 2004. The title of this collection of essays is both a good summary of the book and an important warning as to where…
With renewed cries for same-sex adoption rights, some clear thinking is in order. These quick facts will help to separate fact from fiction, and bring…
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…
Multnomah Publishers, 2004. Dr James Dobson is head of the Christian-based Focus on the Family in the USA. It is probably the largest and most…
Encounter Books, 2000. In many ways the cultural revolution of the 60s has been as influential and momentous as other great social upheavals, such as…
Encounter Books, 2003. Revel is a bit of a rarity: he is a French intellectual who does not hate America. Unlike many of his elitist…
Basic Books, 2004. All over the world birthrates are falling. This may be most evident in the Western world, but falling fertility rates are found…
Spence Publishing, 2004 The thesis of this book is simple: women can have it all, but not necessarily at the same time. That is, a…
This volume does a good job of showing the various shortcomings of science, and debunking the myth of the neutrality of science.
Encounter Books, 2002. A good example of the law of unintended consequences can be seen in the US law, Title IX, passed by Congress in…
There are many problems with vilification legislation, especially when applied to religion. I have documented ten such problems in my paper, The Problem with Vilification…
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…