LUCY JARASIUS | In a time of great fear — especially of people that are different to “us” — the political and social discourse across the Western world is becoming increasingly bitter and polarised. Think Trump, Brexit, and now Pauline Hanson. What can we do in the face of such fear? Lucy Jarasius explores a possibility.
ROB MARTIN | Anabaptism is often misunderstood as simply being about baptism, or pacifism, or (forbid it!) withdrawal from society. Rob Martin discusses what being Anabaptist is not…
SHANE FENWICK | With upcoming elections in Australia and the U.S., it’s a good time to reflect on the nature of our politics. Shane helps us to do so by turning our attention to the two beasts of Revelation 13.
Thursday, 3rd March 2016 Jason MacLeod, Merdeka and the Morning Star: Civil Resistance in West Papua (St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2015), 284 pp. AUD $39.95. (Also distributed by Penguin Books Australia.) Review by Dale Hess Although West Papua is only about 125 km from Boigu Island, Australia’s northern point, very few Australians know much about it. […]
MATTHEW ANSLOW | Dozens of Australian churches have offered sanctuary to 267 people seeking asylum whom the government is threatening to deport. Some have criticised this offer as a return to the dynamics of Christendom…
GEORGE LAKEY | With terrorism now unceasingly in the public consciousness, public concern around security is greater than ever. Is there a way to defend against terror nonviolently? (Image: LA Times)
DAVE ANDREWS | In this fourth and final part of his series on the Jihad of Jesus, Dave discusses the substance of Jesus’ jihad—his nonviolent struggle for justice.
DAVE ANDREWS | In the third installment of in his series on the Jihad of Jesus, Dave discusses the radical nonviolence of Jesus, and the way love absorbs evil.
DAVE ANDREWS | In the second part of his series on the Jihad of Jesus, Dave discusses the meaning of ‘jihad’, and shows how it has been largely misunderstood, including by extremists, as a form of violent conflict. He also lays out a way for Muslims and Christians to dialogue around the true meaning of this controversial word.
DAVE ANDREWS | In the first of what will be a four-part series on the subject of ‘jihad’ and Muslim-Christian relationships, Dave lays the foundation for a discussion with some reflections about how Muslims and Christians can meet on common ground, rather than in conflict, for the common good.