Missions
Anglican Covenant for Mission
Resolved, That the 75th General Convention commend ‘A Covenant for Communion in Mission’ as a vision for Anglican faithfulness to the mission of God for study by parishes, dioceses and seminaries; by networks such as the Episcopal Partnership for Global Mission, the Global Episcopal Mission Network, and the Companion Diocese Network; by the House of […]
The Changing Faces of Islam
Sightings 1/19/06 The Changing Faces of Islam — Malika Zeghal Since September 11, 2001, the issue of the connection between Islam and violence has been raised repeatedly. An adequate response lies not in positing some allegedly “violent” nature of Islam, nor is it even about Islam as such, but rather about how Muslim individuals interpret […]
Eurabia’s Morass Elicits Mythical Solutions
An important essay challenging the idea that the ‘andalusian/ottoman myth’ of inter-religious tolerance under Islam (after jihad conquest) offers a basis for a new Europe built on a ‘cultural synthesis’ of religions. This idea is gaining in prominence as a solution offered to rising tensions in Europe. An example of an expression of this idea […]
Shipwrecks
Theodore Wedel told the story of A Crude Lifesaving Station On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur there was once a crude little lifesaving station. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea, and with no thought for […]
Evangelism as the Invitation to Be Different
Weekly Message November 28, 2005 Evangelism as the Invitation to Be Different When I was in seminary, I got the impression that my job as a pastor was to help lessen the gap between the Bible and the “modern world.” Here was the Bible, mired in the First Century. Here was the skeptical, critical modern […]
The World of the Apostle Paul
Written by Rick Wade Religion The purpose of this essay is to take a look at the Greco-Roman world in which the Apostle Paul lived so that we can better comprehend his ministry. Understanding the historical context helps us to gain such a perspective. We’ll discuss religion, philosophy, the family unit, and the social morality […]
Rethinking God And Mission
A friend of mine was asking about the mission studies conference I’m helping to organise, with the theme of ‘Rethinking God and Mission within Australian Cultures’. ‘Rethinking God, eh?’, he said, with a raised eyebrow, as if to say that rethinking mission is necessary but rethinking God is rather radical. I didn’t know where to […]
Inter-Religious Dialogue and Conversion
9 November 2005 Australian ABC Religion Report Dialogue is the new orthodoxy in a multi-faith society – but where does that leave the idea of conversion? We look at conversion from a Christian and a Jewish perspective. Also: a conversation with Rev Alan Race, UK-based editor of Interreligious Insight who recently visited Australia; and the […]
Buddhists on the Brain
Buddhists on the Brain — Dan Arnold To regular readers of mainstream news weeklies like Time and Newsweek, stories on the latest interface between Buddhism and neuroscience are familiar; every few months there is at least a brief notice on, say, a study of MRI data from Tibetan Buddhist meditators, or on the Dalai Lama’s […]
The Teachings of Confucius
The teachings of Confucius, which promote a knowledge of the heart rather than a set of rules, seem to me to be as fitting a foundation for Christ and his kingdom as the Law of Moses. Jesus said, Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law and the prophets; I have not […]
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