Rowland Croucher
Politics and Trust
Trust at the core of Labor project * Lindsay Tanner * December 11, 2009 12:00AM KEVIN Rudd’s critique of the role of neo-liberal ideology and values in the global financial crisis is an important reminder of Labor’s enduring outlook. It unlocks a range of questions about Labor, particularly its future approach to economic matters. While […]
Who is God for me?
Today (at Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia on 3 November 2009) my Spiritual Director invited me to consider who God is for me. Here’s what I scribbled: At the outset, as I approach this awesome subject, I need to assert again my deep ignorance, and take the shoes of arrogance from my feet. First, God is. I […]
Faith and Development
New Perspectives on Faith and Development Posted On : November 13, 2009 In a lecture on 12th November, the RSA, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, set out the principles by which development agencies and faith communities can engage in dialogue to build trust and mutual understanding of their distinctive motivations in order to […]
When depression leads pastors to suicide
December 01, 2009 What kind of personal pain would cause a 42-year-old pastor to abandon his family, his calling and even life itself? Members of a Baptist church in Hickory, North Carolina, are asking that question after their pastor committed suicide in his parked car in September. Those who counsel pastors say Christian culture, especially […]
Economic prosperity and religious liberty
Economic Prosperity: A Step of Faith By Joseph Loconte Wednesday, November 11, 2009 There is a strong relationship between economic prosperity and religious liberty. Several years ago a group of Arab intellectuals came together to study the economic malaise — fueled by high unemployment, massive illiteracy, and anemic GDPs — that grips much of the […]
Religion and Economics
Satan, the great motivator The curious economic effects of religion By Michael Fitzgerald November 15, 2009 What makes economies grow? It’s a question that has occupied thinkers for centuries. Most of us would tick off things like education levels, openness to trade, natural resources, and political systems. Here’s one you might not have considered: hell. […]
Can introverts lead?
November 17, 2009 Breaking down stereotypes by Adam S. McHugh As the senior pastor and I walked into the church office, we were greeted by two silver-haired women who were there to fold bulletins for the upcoming Sunday. At the sight of the senior pastor, their faces lit up and they quickly interposed themselves between […]
Relating intelligently to religion
Attempts to bypass local networks, local styles of decision-making and local rationales invariably produce resentment Recognising faith The last few years have seen definite shifts in attitudes to religious faith among those concerned to find paths out of poverty and powerlessness for the majority of the world’s population. But these shifts have not been simply […]
Abbott & Costello & Computers
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ (http://funnyjokesnpics.blogspot.com/2009/07/whos-on-first.html) might have turned out something like this: COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I’m setting up an office in my den and I’m thinking about buying […]
Vine and Fig Tree Planters
For people interested in the links between war, climate change and God’s future lived now, I’m part of a movement called the Vine and Fig Tree planters: http://www.vineandfigtree.org.au/ From the website: “…they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,neither shall they learn war […]
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