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Die Botschaft Gottes: A Translation of Introductory Material
In 1940, theologians from the Jena-based Institute for the Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life published an edited version of New Testament titled Die Botschaft Gottes(The Message of God). [1] The purpose of the translation was to offer German Christians … Continue reading
A Haunting in an Empty Church
When I was in primary school I used to practice my drums at Church. My Dad was the senior minister there, allowing me to be in the privileged position of being able to access the building out of hours. For … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, drumming, ghosts, haunting, memory, reflection, shortstory, spirit
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Why Study the Nazi Church?
I have recently been asked on several occasions why I have decided to dedicate the next three years of my life to studying for a Ph.D. focussing the Lutheran State Church under Nazi rule. The question is asked by those … Continue reading
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Tagged church, churchhistory, contextutaltheology, germany, hitler, nationalsocialism, nazis, nazism, theology, thirdreich
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Jack T. Chick and The Witches of Nar Nar Goon
The sociological phenomenon known as the ‘satanic panic’ hit the country town of Warragul in the early 1990’s, where for a brief time the locals had become alarmed at the rise in satanic ritual activity amongst the towns youth. Rumours … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, darkness, devilworship, memories, nostalgia, occult, religion, satan, satanicpanic, satanism, theology
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Worship Music and the Jesus Fetish
‘I wanna sit at your feet. Drink from the cup in your hand. Lay back against you and breathe, here your heart beat This love is so deep, it’s more than I can stand. I melt in your peace, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, church, churchmusic, god, hillsong, music, worship, worshipmusic
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Why You Won’t Catch Me at a Hillsong Event
For my birthday weekend last year I was lucky enough to be in Melbourne visiting my family. They had arranged to fly me down and take me out to dinner at some fancy place in the CBD on the Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged church, god, hillsong, pentecostalism, prosperity theology, sydney, theology, worship
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The Dangers of Contextualising Theology
In his book Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Daniel L. Migliore writes that ‘all theology is contextual.’ (1) By this Migliore refers to the now well-established notion of theological work being the result of an interaction between … Continue reading
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Tagged bonhoeffer, christianity, church, contextual theology, faith, god, nazis, nazism, religion, theology, thirdreich
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The Church: Relinquishing Control
I was recently chatting with a friend of mine who also works as a youth worker in his local Uniting Church. He was regaling me with a story- familiar to many of us- of the opposition he was experiencing whilst … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, religion, unitingchurch
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