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Christ and Culture

Various Authors Canterbury Press, Norwich, UK, 2010 RRP $42.95 Reviewed by Bruce Upham, formerly on faculty of Trinity Theological College. This book is the first of an intended series on the topic Christ and Culture, with chapters written by bishops drawn from the Anglican communion around the world. Consequently, as well as bishops from Britain, other contributors include an Arab ...

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Forgiven

By Mick Sykes Boom Box Records, 2008 Reviewed by Tara Burton, community liaison officer at Journey.You may have heard some of Mick Sykes music on the popular Christian radio station 96five. There is no doubt that Mick Sykes has a subtlety powerful voice. His album Forgiven consists of twelve songs that have teachings of worship, love and devotion. The lyrics ...

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Ladies and Gentlemen: The Church has left the building

Rob and Andy Frost, (Ed) Mark Williamson Authentic Media, 2008 RRP $29.95 Reviewed by Karyl Davison, lecturer in Christian education, PLC, and Rural Ministry Coordinator This little, easy-to-read book, is the story of the vision and development of the Pentecost Festival, a celebration of creativity and compassion in central London. A diverse group of writers attempts to express a unique ...

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My Noahs Ark Jigsaw Book

Written by Christina Goodings and illustrated by Rebecca Elliott Lion Hudson, England RRP $14.95 Reviewed by Barb Bailey This endearing publication will delight the very young and touch the hearts of adults. The concept of having a nine piece jigsaw on one side of each page makes this book a tactile adventure as well as introducing young children to the ...

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See what I mean? and Hey Be and See

By Dave Andrews, Authentic, 2010, RRP $15 each Reviewed by Karyl Davison, Rural Ministry Coordinator and Christian Educator, PLC The Christian church places a good deal of emphasis on the Ten Commandments, and the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds, but as author Dave Andrews points out, much less emphasis is put on the words of the Sermon on the Mount (or ...

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In Your Shoes: Inter-Faith Education for Australian Religious Educators

By Kath Engebretson Connorcourt, 2009, RRP $29.95 Reviewed by Aaron Ghiloni, Education Coordinator of the Moreton Rivers Presbytery. If ecumenicity was the major issue facing Australian Christians in the 1960s and 70s, inter-faith relationships is the big issue now. No longer can it be blithely assumed that “religion” is Christian religion or that “faith” means Christian faith. In Your Shoes ...

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The Home We Build Together: Recreating Society

By Jonathan Sacks, Continuum, 2007, RRP $29.95 Reviewed by Kerry Pierce, a member of Believing Women for a Culture of Peace and minister at West End Uniting Church, Brisbane.JONATHAN SACKS begins his political sociological thesis identifying that: “Multiculturalism has run its course, and it is time to move on”. He explores the shift in British society from a mono-culture, where ...

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Losing My Religion: Unbelief in Australia

By Tom Frame, UNSW Press (Sydney), 2009, RRP $34.95 Winner 2010 Australian Christian Book of the Year Reviewed by Peter Harvey, Flinders Patrol Minister for Frontier Services and former Anglican Defence Force Chaplain Tom Frame, former Australian Defence Force Anglican Bishop and current Director of St Mark’s National Theological Centre, writes that this book (which he stresses is not autobiographical) ...

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Shadowlands

(play) Crossbow Production Staring Warwick Comber, Caroline Beck, Steven Tandy, Ian McFadyen, Michael Thomas, Conor Leach, and Ira Seidenstein Reviewed by Mardi Lumsden. Shadowlands is the story of author C.S. Lewis’ controversial relationship with American divorcee Joy Gresham. Lewis, an adult Christian convert, is best known for penning of the Chronicles of Narnia and Shadowlands weaves strands of the magical ...

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Scars and Stilettos

Monarch Books, 2009, RRP $19.99 Tara Burton is the community liaison officer for Journey. SCARS AND Stilettos is a compelling story of an exotic dancer, Harmony, who found Christianity and transformed her life. The title sums up this true story perfectly. This is a book for any woman who has suffered from low self-confidence, an abusive partner or simply lived ...

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