Books
Book Review/Summary: Evil and the Justice of God
Book Review/Summary: Evil and the Justice of God, N. T. Wright, SPCK, 2006 Andrew Greeley said of himself ‘I’ve never had an unpublished thought’. Tom Wright is another: the most prolific writer-theologian – perhaps with Alister McGrath – in the English-speaking world. ‘Evil and the Justice of God’ is a timely offering in an era […]
The Best Day of My Life
Worth Seeing and Hearing: http://www.inspiringthots.net/movie/best-day.php
Debunking the Da Vinci Code
The movie based on the novel “The Da Vinci Code” is released on May 19th (2006). Already the event is creating much interest, at least equal to media and public interest around the release of Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of Christ”. I know many of our churches are planning creative evangelistic opportunities at this […]
The Culture of the Western World
Some thoughts from Graham Beattie, Mission Consultant with the Uniting Church in Australia It’s hard to describe the kind of culture the western world has been moving into over the last 10-15 years. Many commentators have called this emerging culture ‘postmodernity’ – in other words, it’s been named over against what it’s not, viz not […]
The End of Gnosticism?
From the issue dated May 5, 2006 Lost texts of Christianity have created scholarly excitement and news-media buzz. So why do some researchers say we’re using the wrong name for them? Related materials Colloquy: Read the transcript of a live online discussion with Karen L. King, a professor of ecclesiastical history at Harvard University’s Divinity […]
Brian McLaren on The Da Vinci Code
An interview by Lisa Ann Cockrel With The Da Vinci Code poised to go from bestseller list to the big screen on May 19, pastor and writer (and Sojourners board member) Brian McLaren talks about why he thinks there’s truth in the controversial book’s fiction. What do you think the popularity of The Da Vinci […]
Ministering Cross-Culturally
Ministering Cross-Culturally | Book Review Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough Perhaps this book would more accurately have been titled: “Relating Cross-Culturallyâ€. Beyond its emphasis on “the servant attitude of Jesusâ€, it would seem to contain little about ministry per se. Having said this, the book paints a humorous and humble picture of a sometimes inept cultural […]
Belief in the Best Sellers
Sightings 5/1/06 — Martin E. Marty Don’t believe the celebrators of “the good old days” in American religion, when “everyone was religious and religion was all over the public place.” And don’t believe the denigrators of “the good new days” who sulk because government will not do the church’s work by allowing and providing for […]
Films
MOVIE: “The Fastest Indian” Anthony Hopkins as Bob Munro.PG. It doesn’t matter if you ride or not, this is one movie to get you on one again, for the first time or to just wonder at the power of a dream. Think Chariots of Fire. Same simple focus, passionate resolve, humour, good luck, people attraction […]
Theological Critiques of the Da Vinci Code
Theological Critiques of the Da Vinci Code Bill Muehlenberg 28 April 2006 Evangelical Protestant Critiques Abanes, Richard, The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code: A Challenging Response to the Bestselling Novel. Harvest House, 2004. Boa, Kenneth and John Turner, The Gospel According to the Da Vinci Code: The Truth Behind the Writings of Dan Brown. […]
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