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…
Religion in the public arena has been getting a lot of attention recently. The Australian Democrats are fearful of Christian influence in politics. (Indeed, I…
IVP, 2006. What do you get when you put a conservative university professor who happens to be a Christian in the same room with a…
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…
Many people would be aware of a survey the Democrats launched several months ago to look at the role of religion in politics. Of course,…
An editorial in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2006) nicely makes the case for why the remarks recently uttered by the pope were needed.…
Regnery, 2003. How can someone possibly manage to fill a 400-page book with example after example of Christians being persecuted in the United States? Only…
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…
Dr Mark Durie of Melbourne here presents a helpful examination of the main differences between Islam and Christianity, especially in regard to three key areas:…
IVP, 2005. Philosophy is not exactly everyone’s cup of tea. And many believers shy away from the subject. Some even see philosophy as inimical to…
It is a tricky thing to hold two passports. There are always questions of divided loyalties with dual citizenship. As someone in this position, I…
It goes without saying that there are plenty of people who dislike the work I am involved in. Strong criticism comes from all the usual…
In the past several years many thousands of books have been published. Hundreds of those are important. Dozens are quite significant, at least from a…
Tyndale House, 2005. Charles Colson is always worth listening to. And many millions do, with his Breakpoint radio series. The essays here come from this…
Tyndale House, 2005. Charles Colson is a leading Christian commentator and apologist. His daily radio commentary, Breakpoint, provides short, punchy and pithy observations on the…
Baker, 2005. Paul Copan is a rising star in Christian apologetics and philosophy. He has written a number of excellent titles defending the Christian faith,…
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…