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Thursday, 20 December 2012
| Various
In the wake of yet another mass killing in the United States, various religious writers have responded. Here are some articles we have seen.
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012
| Ian Packer and Stephanie Packer
Social media is not simply an extra means of communication but a technology that shapes our interactions as we adapt our lives to its increasingly pervasive influence. Dad and two daughters (19 and 17)—sat down to discuss how parents and teenagers might work through all this together.
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Friday, 9 November 2012
| Pamela Couture and Mande Muyombo
Religious leaders, including Protestant, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Muslim, Kimbanguist and indigenous, are deeply involved in peacebuilding efforts. (From 'Sightings')
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
| Robert Wolfgramm
Foreign Minister, Bob Carr’s recent evaluation on ABC Radio (Thursday, 1 November 2012 ) of Australia’s interest in West Papua’s problem with Indonesia, or for him and Canberra – Indonesia’s problem with West Papua – shows little understanding of the issue and profoundly wishful geopolitical thinking.
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Monday, 5 November 2012
| Simon Smart
Simon Smart, director of the Centre for Public Christianity, reflects on the changing dynamic of the American religious right and how it is set to influence the presidential election, and beyond.
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Monday, 6 August 2012
| Kevin Giles
Kevin Giles responds to Alan Cadwallader's chapter in the recent book on homosexuality 'Five Uneasy Pieces'
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Monday, 21 May 2012
| Ian Packer
Check out the peer-reviewed articles, ministry resources and book reviews free to view on-line at www.crucible.org.au.
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Thursday, 19 April 2012
| Gordon Preece and Peter Corney
Peter Corney interviews Gordon Preece at St Hilary's, Kew, on the relationship between faith and reason, science and religion, and the critiques of the New Atheists
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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
| David Lyon
How is the new world of surveillance changing our society and what might it mean for protecting the dignity of people, particularly the more vulnerable, in our midst?
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Monday, 31 October 2011
| David O'Brien
David O’Brien reviews John W. Wilson, Christianity alongside Islam (Brunswick, Victoria: Acorn Press, 2010)
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