This morning Qantas had the temerity (ok it was automated) to remind me that its only a little over a month before I will be heading to the UK for a pair of conferences, one at St Andrews in Scotland and the other at St Mary’s Twickenham down in London.…
This article, although focused on classical music, at its core is a brilliant exposition and exegesis of the current state of affairs in our society. From the transience of experience and rampant individualism, through to a constantly thwarted search for Australian identity, the observations in the middle section are rich…
UPDATE: See end of blog post. At times finding quotes and references in student essays, and even in academic works, can be a bit like the old gameshow Catchphrase. Although on the whole quotations should be clearly referenced, and therefore relatively easily found, there are occasionally those which send you deep…
Understanding Gender Dysphoria Mark Yarhouse; 2015. | IVP Academic | 191 pages 978–0‑8308–2859‑3 Gender dysphoria (GD) and transgender issues are currently a hot topic in the media and everyday discourse, thanks in no small part to the topic being thrust into the limelight by celebrity events. However, the current media focus…
Identity is a hot topic in our society, with regular articles on ‘How to find your identity’ and what identity means in a shifting culture. Advocates on all sides of the culture, gender and sexuality wars also appeal to identity as a core ideal worth defending. However, from the broad usage…
Jonathan Edwards and the Church Rhys S. Bezzant; 2014. | OUP USA | 328 pages 978–0‑19–989030‑9 Although Jonathan Edwards wrote and preached on an exceedingly wide variety of theological subjects, many scholars declare that he did not have any independent ecclesiology. Rather that his ecclesiological impulses were driven by social…
