Essay: US evangelical Christians are crucial voters in Republican primaries. Would they support DeSantis or Trump?
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID SMITH, associate professor in American politics and foreign policy at the University of Sydney’s US Studies Centre, looks at the role evangelical voters could play in any Republican primary contest between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump…
This Life: Living life on purpose for God’s Kingdom
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published by ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of purpose in our lives…
Sight-Seeing: Why did Jesus live?
NILS VON KALM explains why he’s reflecting on Jesus’ life – as well as His death – this Easter…
NT Wright explains the world of the New Testament in new book
Chicago, USRNS New Testament scholar NT Wright has spent most of his life teaching people how to study the New Testament. And the most important thing, he says, is getting the context right. Without that context, it’s “fatally easy for people to distort bits of Christianity”, Wright said. “If we ignore the context, we can […]
ESSAY: WHAT IS HEAVEN?
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, looks at the Christian concept of Heaven…
SIGHT-SEEING: THE INHERENT VALUE OF WORK
NILS VON KALM looks at why our work matters…
THE WORD: KINGDOM
LLOYD HARKNESS looks at the Biblical meaning of ‘kingdom’…