CultureWatch is many things, but it is certainly about engaging in the culture wars we find ourselves in. Not everyone is convinced this is a…
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…
This is really two books in one. First, it is a call to develop a thoroughly biblical worldview. Second, it is a call to put…
The Evangelical Alliance has recently released a paper entitled “Same-Sex Relationships and the Law”. The nine page document also has a five-page “Statement on Marriage…
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…
A reader of this site posted a comment in which he (rightly, I believe) questioned whether I am correct to align myself with more-or-less the…
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…
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…
The current debate about RU486 has resulted in a flurry of claims and counter claims over the abortion issue. It is worth examining several of…
Free Press, 2005. This book is about the thorough sexualisation of our culture and how women especially are affected by it. It is also about…
Ignatius Press, 2005. Existentialism was a leading expression of Western philosophy in the 20th century. And Jean-Paul Sartre was a major figure in the existentialist…
Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001). It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The…
InterVarsity Press, 2005. Over 20 years ago Christian social commentator Michael Novak wrote a book entitled Moral Clarity in the Nuclear Age. In it he…
Basic Books, 2005. Why is it that the 70,000 word constitution of the European Union does not once mention the term ‘Christianity’? How is it…
Baker, 2003. This book provides a helpful introduction to the themes of marriage and family as found in the Scriptures. Seven experts deal with seven…
In 1994 Mark Noll wrote an important book entitled The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (Eerdmans). In it he argued that the scandal of the…
Blackwell, 2005. If T.H. Huxley was “Darwin’s bulldog” just over a century ago, surely Richard Dawkins would be Darwin’s pit bull terrier today. A leading…