Christian Comment
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Published three times a year in January, May and September, Quiet Spaces provides a regular flow of inspiration [...] Each edition reflects on a theme offering a wealth of thought-provoking comment.
Published by the BRF.
Published by the BRF.
The King James Bible and the Cambridge Connection
An abridgement of a booklet by David Berkley, commisioned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.
Original research by Christian Heritage. Abridged for The Reader Magazine.
Original research by Christian Heritage. Abridged for The Reader Magazine.
Horror and 3D
Karl Marx famously claimed, ‘Religion is the opiate of the people’. For the 21st century, film is the opiate of the people.
Published by Evangelicals Now. Also available at bethinking.org
Published by Evangelicals Now. Also available at bethinking.org
Lady Gaga
Some thoughts on Lady Gaga as published by the web resource Damaris.
The Nativity on the BBC
Responding to the BBC's Christmas drama. Image © BBC
Originally published by the web resource Damaris.
Originally published by the web resource Damaris.
The Writing On the Wall by Maggi Dawn
A recently published review of a book that "chronicles the pervasive and powerful influence of the Bible, and draws our attention to the ways that it has been interpreted by artists throughout history."
Originally oublished in Evangelicals Now. The article also appears on bethinking.org
Originally oublished in Evangelicals Now. The article also appears on bethinking.org
Culture Footprint
An interview with published on the Evangelical Alliance 'Forum for Change' website.
I'm Being Taken Over: Popular Music and the Fear of the Impersonal
Also available on the Christian Heritage website, at bethinking.org, and in Evangelicals Now newspaper.
Inspired comment across the world, in talks and conferences, on blogs and websites.
Inspired comment across the world, in talks and conferences, on blogs and websites.
Francis Schaeffer: A Heart and Mind for God ed. Bruce Little
A review available via the Christian Heritage website and newsletter.
My adaptations of two of the chapters also appeared in Evangelicals Now:
First extract
Second extract
My adaptations of two of the chapters also appeared in Evangelicals Now:
First extract
Second extract
The art of insincerity (a thought in progress)
Contemplations on the need to be authentic and original, prompted by Brand and Chaplin's 'Art and Soul'.
Staying young beyond our time?
University Challenge?
A review of David Berkley's book Travel Through Cambridge, first published in Evangelicals Now newspaper.