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The counter-reformation of Pope John Paul II?
It has become apparent that Pope John Paul II represents a strongly traditionalist Catholicism. He appears to represent two conflicting agendas, one open and progressive, the other traditionalist. His creation of a more conservative hierarchy during the past 22 years increases uncertainty about the degree of change since 1962 and provides the context within which to assess current dialogues between Catholics and evangelicals.
Ranald Macaulay Posted: 30 September 2000 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Worldviews & Culture,
Risk, reward and responsibility: limited liability and company reform
Limited liability is contrary to biblical teaching because, exceptionally in the law of contract, it allows that certain debts may be left unpaid. Solutions lie, it is argued, in policies that restore shareholder liability, and incentives for business not to incorporate.
Michael Schluter Posted: 30 June 2000 No comments
Keywords: Lifestyle Issues,
Does Athens need Jerusalem? A Christian context for secular thought
This paper argues that Christian understanding can benefit from the genuine insights of secular thought, and, to achieve this, must put secular thought into the context of the doctrines of creation and redemption, both to evaluate it and to preserve its coherence.
Michael Ovey Posted: 31 March 2000 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion,
The new world order?
This paper summarises the biblical teaching on international order, considers the way in which Christians have appropriated that biblical teaching, and evaluates recent developments in international relations.
Julian Rivers Posted: 31 December 1999 No comments
Keywords: Government & Foreign Affairs,
Hell: a difficult doctrine we dare not ignore
This paper focuses on the doctrine of hell, examining the main features of the Bible's teaching and considering a number of debated issues, notably the argument over annihilationism and eternal punishment. The paper goes on to explore the apologetic challenges and opportunities which arise from the doctrine of hell, and reflects on the 'strange silence' of the modern church on this topic.
Christopher Townsend Posted: 30 September 1999 1 comment
Keywords: Christianity & Religion,
Can science explain everything?
Scientific naturalism is the view that only scientific knowledge is reliable and that science can, in principle, explain everything. This paper surveys the inherent weaknesses in this philosophy, illustrated by the naturalistic attempt to extract ethics from biology...
Denis R Alexander Posted: 30 June 1999 No comments
Keywords: Science & Technology,
Engaging with cinema
The relationship between church and cinema has often been one of mutual suspicion. Hollywood has flouted Christian values; Christians have responded with condemnation and censorship. Yet from the earliest days of motion pictures, film-makers have been attracted to religious subjects and spiritual themes...
John Coffey Posted: 1 March 1999 No comments
Keywords: Worldviews & Culture,
Should Christians support the euro?
This paper examines what the Bible has to say about monetary systems and then derives biblical principles to evaluate developments such as joining the Economic and Monetary Union. The conclusion is that because the euro is unlikely to succeed without political integration, Christians should be wary of giving their support.
Paul Mills and Michael Schluter Posted: 31 December 1998 No comments
Keywords: Finance & the Economy,
The Great Commissions
Failure properly to relate the Gospel Commission of the New Testament to the Commission of Genesis (the Creation Mandate) lies behind much of evangelicalism's current weaknesses and internal conflicts. The New Testament, when clarifying the radical nature of the gospel, appears at times to disparage the created order within which we now live. But this is to misunderstand it. The gospel must in fact be understood in terms of Christ's restoration of creation, the supreme evidence of which is the resurrection of the body, rather than the immortality of the soul.
Ranald Macaulay Posted: 30 June 1998 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion,
A brief theology of time
This paper reviews the biblical witness that God is both transcendent over time and acting within it. Theological challenges to this view, including the development of 'free-will theism', have recently been allied to the findings of chaos theory and quantum mechanics. However, the traditional view of God's relation to time can accommodate these developments and remains the most satisfying solution to the puzzle of time.
Paul Mills Posted: 31 March 1998 No comments
Keywords: Christianity & Religion,
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This essay is excellent. A 30,000 foot view that is clear, concise, and, it seems to me, accurate. ...
Tony Williamson on 13 Jan 2013
Richard: Where did I assume, in my critique of your comment that Christian Zionism is the major stumbling...
Gordon Macdonald on 4 Jan 2013
It is only the return of the Prince of Peace that will bring full peace to the Middle East and indeed...