Culture

SCM Canterbury Press – Rainbow Books 2008 RRP: $34.95 In the mid 90’s Dave Tomlinson wrote his first pivotal book Post-Evangelicalism. It caused a stir amongst some, while many others identified with his journey from an Apostle in the UK House Church Movement through Holy Joes (a gathering of searchers n a pub each week in London) into mainstream Anglicanism. ...

Monarch Books (Oxford) 2007 RRP $29.95 We are commonly told that today everyone is looking for some sort of spiritual experience – a far cry from the rationalistic tendencies of the last century. The form of the spiritual experience varies from the ancient wisdom of the Pharaohs and the secrets of Stonehenge to nature mysticism and New Age. “… we ...

Monarch Books 2008 RRP $19.95 If you even thought someone had dementia, could you be their special soul friend? Many with dementia, – and they are increasing in alarming numbers, live for a long time with the disease. Could it be dementia? endeavours to provide Christians with reassurance and the means to cope. Journalist Louise Morse and past director of ...

Darton, Longman & Todd (London) 2008 RRP $33.95 In the preface to this collection of essays put out before the Lambeth Conference of October 2008, the Bishop of Portsmouth, Kenneth Stevenson, writes that the unifying feature of the essays is a desire to pay far more attention to history and common narrative than many Anglicans – and others – are ...

Continuum (New York) 2007 RRP $49.95 There is a growing concern these days about the impact of dogmatic religious belief. Throughout history religion has often been the source of contention between groups of people and has frequently stifled intellectual and social progress. With this in mind Lowery seeks to answer two questions: can one embrace being an intellectual and a ...

Fortress Press, 2008 RRP: $57.95 Alex Haley once said that “history is written by the winners” and to a large extent that has been true. However, one of the greatest changes in the discipline of historical study over the past century has been its broadening out from academia to the people, and an understanding that people’s stories, from both the ...

Skylight Paths Publishing RRP: $29.95 The End of Days seeks to offer an explanation of Apocalyptic Biblical Scripture and historical and present day interpretations and reflections of them. It compares the beginnings and differences between pre-millennialism and post-millennium perspectives and how these beliefs have influenced society, denominations and theology over the centuries. It is comprised of a collection of commentaries ...

Paratus Press RRP: $29.95 Good Night God Bless is a refreshing volume that gives an insight into accommodation options in Austria, the Czeck Republic and Italy. Written by Trish Clark who was schooled in Toowoomba, the reader is taken on an unusual journey into convents, abbeys and monasteries that have been opened their doors to become religious hideaways for the ...

Howard Books/Simon & Schuster RRP: $38.78 (Hardcover version) Anyone familiar with Rick Warren’s previous books such as A Purpose-Driven Life and 40 Days of Purpose would discover few surprises in this engaging and beautifully presented read. In one sense, it’s a coffee table light-read; in another – it’s an attempt by Warren to outline the basics of the Christian faith, ...

Brumby Books RRP: $44.99 The quest for the historical Jesus goes on. A recent contribution to this search, published in 2008, comes from former BBC journalist, of Quaker background, David Boulton. He continues the tradition going back to David Strauss and brought to public attention by Albert Schweitzer. They sought to discover the historical person behind the layer upon layer ...