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Sunday, 26 January 2020
| John Kidson
Peter and Paul’s theological differences, initially quite divisive, were dealt with openly and amicably. Peter the fisherman and Paul the scholar shared in common an abiding confidence in Jesus. How does their example of apostleship and martyrdom challenge us today?
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Wednesday, 22 January 2020
| Karina Kreminski
This book is not about how to do nothing, but an act of ‘political resistance’ against the attention economy. Odell confronts us with who we have become, a disembodied, distracted society moulded by technologies with not so altruistic agendas, and calls us to become something different - a community that is human.
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Sunday, 22 December 2019
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from November and December 2019
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Friday, 20 December 2019
| Ian Hore-Lacy
As the grand narratives of religion and secular political hopes collapsed over the last century, we have moved to a culture of aggressive identity politics where disagreement has become ‘hate speech’. How can we learn to be generous outside our own tribal group, to listen respectfully and forgive indiscretions?
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Thursday, 19 December 2019
| Nils von Kalm
For many people, Christmas is the hardest time of the year. Thankfully, the joy of Christmas can only really be known within pain.
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Friday, 1 November 2019
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from October 2019
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Thursday, 10 October 2019
| Rex Dale
Peterson’s book has been described as profound and practical. Christians will be disappointed that it is ‘sub-Christian’. But there is much that can be learned from it. The children of this world can sometimes be wiser than the children of light.
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Monday, 7 October 2019
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from September 2019
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Thursday, 3 October 2019
| Paul Tyson
There were three kinds of responses to Greta Thunberg’s UN speech on climate change. But none of these responses seem appropriate. What should our response be?
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Sunday, 15 September 2019
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from August 2019
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