Faith & Culture

Faith influences culture deeply, and is itself influenced by culture in its turn. The relationship is complex, being mediated by long-term social processes, and it is often misunderstood. Find resources here for understanding the relationship.

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03 Feb, 2021

Posted at 10:56h in Changing World, Faith and Culture, Freedom, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam

Six years ago, when I was serving as the pastor of an Anglican church, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission wrote to the parish requesting that it implement measures to stop our church from funding terrorists. Warning a quiet suburban Anglican parish against funding terrorism seems...

01 Apr, 2019

Posted at 06:27h in Changing World, Faith & Worldview Blog, Faith and Culture, Identity, Restoring Worldviews
In the wake of the horrific Christchurch shootings, we need to engage thoughtfully with the ideology which influenced it. Just before the massacre, the self-confessed killer, Brenton Tarrant, distributed what is being called a manifesto, in which he unashamedly describes what he was about to do as a “terrorist attack”, and gives and account of his ideology. We need to understand this ideology, not to give it a platform, but to learn and to equip ourselves to stand against such hatred.