We live in a culture of pride. We take self-definition, self-fulfilment, and self-assertion for granted. The Bible is kind and honest enough to warn us that this proud self-focus is actually deeply destructive - it insults God and alienates us from each other. But the...
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We live in a culture of pride. We take for granted that independence, self-confidence, self-assertion, and self-direction, are all aspects of what it means to be a healthy human being. In contrast, the Bible demonstrates that this kind of self-focus is both dangerous...
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One aspect of a post-Christian society is the normality of pride. Pride no longer means arrogance. It means self-definition, self-assertion, self-confidence. This is all seen as good, normal, and healthy. We Christians need to understand this normalisation of pride...
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Contemporary Western society is post-Christian. "Christendom" - the time when Christian morality was accepted as good, and calling yourself "Christian" was equivalent to being an upright member of society - is well and truly in the past. Many books and articles...
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Religious freedom is in the media spotlight again. Someone has filed a complaint with the Tasmanian anti-discrimination commissioner against Presbyterian Church minister Campbell Markham for publicly upholding the traditional, "orthodox" view of human sexuality and...
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To live a Christian life today, we need to have a deep understanding of the dynamics that underlie both the Bible, and contemporary Western society. We need to be simultaneously deeply "theological" and "sociological". Only then will we truly understand how, and why,...
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Kamal is a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He’s studying a PhD in inter-cultural ministry while ministering part-time at Epping Presbyterian Church and Macquarie Christian Union (AFES). He also serves as Thinking of God’s Director of Pastoral Initiatives.