THIS LIFE: IS YOUR FAITH GREATER THAN YOUR FEARS?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the relationship between fear and faith…
BOOKS: COUNTERING THE CULTURE OF FEAR
As fear grips much of the Western world, DARREN CRONSHAW reads a book that aims to help religious communities respond…
GLOBAL TRENDS: FACED WITH GROWING FEAR AND DISCONTENT, WEST NEEDS TO FIND A NEW NARRATIVE, SAYS DUTCH PHILOSOPHER
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Dutch philosopher Evert-Jan Ouweneel, during a recent visit to Australia, about how the West can come to terms with the growing uncertainty in the world today…
LOVE OR FEAR?
My son asked a great question recently: “How did society ever become peaceful and ordered?” His ‘G’ rated online gaming experience was that people weren’t adverse to breaking the rules and behaving in anti-social ways, even at the risk of being kicked off the site. PICTURE: Mayur Gala/Unsplash How did we become civilised? The reality is, […]
ESSAY: US EVANGELICALS CAN NO LONGER SPEAK AS ONE VOICE
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JOHN FEA, who teaches American history at Messiah College in the US, says the current divide in views among Americans evangelicals is nothing new but adds that the split over President Trump’s immigration policies does reveal some “serious problems”…
THIS LIFE: WHAT DOES FAITH LOOK LIKE?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, looks at the meaning of faith…
SIGHT-SEEING: WHEN FEAR RULES, FACTS NO LONGER MATTER
NILS VON KALM argues that Christian leaders have a responsibility to speak out against fear-mongering…