When author and podcaster Hanna Rosin wrote her “The End of Men” book, based on an Atlantic magazine cover story, it was an instant hit and quickly hailed as a feminist landmark. Her thesis was contained in the subtitle: “the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Thanks: After three weeks of jury service, Obadiah is back to what passes as normal. Thank you to the writers The Other Cheek has featured over the last little while. ### Thanks again: it turns out… Continue Reading
Peter Bentley reviews From Maychew to Sydney ‘Praise the Lord’ I was provided with a copy of this book by a friend who thought I would find it of interest. My friend is mentioned in the book, but the point… Continue Reading
Book Review by Stephen Driscoll of Subjects and Citizens The Politics of the Gospel: Lessons from Romans 12–15 by Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen‘s new book surprised me, because I was expecting a different kind of book. I expected a book… Continue Reading
Is “sin” a type of hate speech that should be abandoned in the face of societal disapproval? Bill Salier faces this question front on in a chapter on faithfully teaching children about sin in Australian Evangelical Perspectives on Youth Ministry:… Continue Reading
Given the noise from the US Presidential campaign, one understandable reaction might be that there’s been too much linking of the Bible with politics – and that maybe it’s time to take a break from linking the two. Politics appears… Continue Reading
The answer to the question “Is sexuality dividing the church in Australia?” is a decided “yes!” for Mark Durie, a Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Theology. He makes the case in his new book Double Minded: How… Continue Reading
Scott Morrison is unafraid to add to his daggy suburban dad image. He begins his recently released memoir Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness with the story of his family being blessed by their dog,… Continue Reading
I owe a youth movement called Christian Endeavour a big debt. Because it was at one Sunday meeting of Christian Endeavour that I fist declared myself to be a follower of Jesus Christ. You won’t find Christian Endeavour in many… Continue Reading
Peter Bentley’s review of Christopher Watkin’s Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture Given the sheer volume of reviews around, I did wonder if I could say anything of use, and up… Continue Reading