Law does not get a very good rap in today’s culture. For law is associated with such things as right and wrong, truth and falsehood…
Arch-atheist Richard Dawkins is an evolutionist. But many are now asking whether the dyed-in-the-wool critic of religion may be, well, evolving in his views about…
What does one do when a Christian denomination or school or institution starts to go off the rails? By that I mean, when it begins…
The dean of evangelical theologians during the post-war period, Carl F. H. Henry wrote his magnum opus, God, Revelation and Authority, between 1976 and 1983.…
Jesus mentioned the stones speaking out when the Pharisees told his disciples to keep quiet (Luke 19:40). Someone, or something, must testify to the truth,…
Moody, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) These two young guys are sceptical about megachurches, how-to-sermons, legalism, the effects of modernity, marketing gimmicks, and…
It is very risky business indeed to seek to cross the atheist/materialist/Darwinist camp. If anyone dares to question the conventional wisdom here, the inquisition immediately…
When believers seek to apply biblical principles to issues of public policy, it is admittedly a complex and difficult task. We are often best advised…
Since releasing the document A Common Word late last year, a number of Christian groups and individuals have jumped on board, expressing their agreement with…
There is nothing like a regular supply of half-truths, misinformation and sloppy use of facts in making a case. But that is the regular practice…
SPCK, 2007. The God Delusion by veteran theophobe Richard Dawkins has caused no small stir since being released late last year. It was a wild…
Bantam Press, 2006. As mentioned in part one, a book this size really deserves a book-length response. Thus I can here only highlight some of…
I have argued elsewhere that Christianity was instrumental in the rise of the West. Progress in law, economics, science and society have largely been based…
InterVarsity Press, 2006. One of the most controversial doctrines of free will theism or openness theology is the claim that God does not know the…
I have written before about the complex relationship between faith and political involvement. And I will do so again. Here I want to address one…
The recent declaration by Labor MP and aspiring leader/PM Kevin Rudd that the left side of politics needs to capture the Christian vote, and that…
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…
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…
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…
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…