Richard Ostling via religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) J.D. Vance has lately written two books but, somewhat awkwardly, combined both within the same covers. The result is “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a fascinating document for obvious reasons. But neither… Continue Reading
Multiculturalism is the word of the month thanks to the fractures on the right of Australian politics, and a new book challenges Christians to think through just how multicultural their church is willing to be. “The Multicultural Challenge to Sydney… Continue Reading
Book Review Unexpected Poison: Betrayal and Moral Injury in the Workplace, If you have left a workplace suffering a deep sense of failure or injustice, you might have suffered a moral injury. Dr Mark Layson, who has been a police officer on the beat, then… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek Mediawatch The long-running case, known as Tickle v Giggle in the Federal Court of Australia, involves a discrimination case brought by NSW trans woman Roxanne Tickle against Sally Grover, the creator of a women-only app. Tickle claims… Continue Reading
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