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More on Darryl Reanney
From a pastor-friend: I would like to back up , and amplify Rowland’s comments. Deeply thank God for, welcome, and listen to the “young Mum” in her enthusiasm for Darryl Reanney. There is real energy there, for you to tap into. learn from, and perhaps guide in its expression. We need such energies for spiritual/church […]
The Ideas of Darryl Reanney
A pastor-friend wrote: Anyone understanding Darryl Reanney? A question for you more learned and intellectual thinkers out there. One of our playgroup mums who is doing the Introducing God course with us is rather keen and passionate about the ideas put forward by Darryl Reanney. From what I can understand it all seems a bit […]
Matthew Fox: The New Reformation
‘New Reformation’ Issues Challenge to Pope by Dennis Edwards & Suzanne Fox Sevel, Jun 8, 2005 Theologian Matthew Fox Challenges Pope, The Church And The World To Rethink Christianity WITTENBERG, GERMANY—June 8, 2005–Crowds gathering at the famous Wittenberg Cathedral (Schlosskirche) witnessed the nailing of the 95 Theses for a New Reformation, by American theologian Matthew […]
Pullman says CS Lewis tales are insufficiently Christian
Pullman says CS Lewis tales are insufficiently Christian -17/10/05 Feted children’s writer Philip Pullman has said that CS Lewis’s famous Narnia books – about to become the latest Disney cinematic blockbuster – portray a version of Christianity that relies on martial combat, outdated fears of sexuality and women, and racist attitudes, according to the Observer […]
Lee Strobbel
From a thoughtful friend: Though some people talk up Lee Strobel as some kind of impartial observer with a great journalistic background, he is a committed Christian whose previous two books are “The Case for Faith” and “The Case for Christ”. So he comes into this project with some presuppositions. And then, who are the […]
Postmodernism: A Beginner’s Guide
October 21, 2005 Postmodernism: A Beginner’s Guide | Book Review Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough Postmodernism still is an obscure subject for many Christians — not least when it comes to the relationship between postmodernism and Christianity. However, it is an immensely important one, since it pervades virtually all of (post) modern life, and many aspects […]
New Dictionary of Theology
New Dictionary of Theology | Book Review Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough Besides a Bible Commentary and a Bible Dictionary, a Dictionary of Theology must be next on the list of desirables for any Christian minister or leader. By way of introduction, sometimes Christians will confuse a Dictionary of Theology with a Bible Dictionary. A Dictionary […]
The Power of Spirit (book review)
Harrison Owen’s The Power of Spirit: How Organizations Transform (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000) Owen, an Anglican Priest and civil rights worker, extends his meeting management tool ‘open-space technology’ to more broadly treat organisational transformation. The process begins with anyone who wants to come sitting in a circle (with ‘open space’ between), and then allowing the […]
Oxford Concise Dictionary of the Christian Church | Book Review
by Thomas Scarborough Frankly, I was disappointed with this book. I bought it on the strength of its having been published by Oxford University Press, “the world’s most trusted reference books”. The content leans strongly towards higher criticism — which in itself need not represent a problem (higher criticism has been very much a part […]
A Learned to Learner Litany of Transformation
I used to be a learned professor. Now I’m a learner. When I was learned, life was a quiz show. Now that I’m a learner, life is a discovery channel. When I was learned, it was a question of how much I knew. Now that I’m a learner, it’s a question of how much I’m […]
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