The Lord loves those who hate evil;he preserves the lives of his saints;he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 97:10 (Revised Standard Version) John Calvin’s Commentaries contain many hidden gems. Consider this almost pacifist interpretation of this passage: As […]
In the following paragraph the theologian Duncan Forrester explains how just war thinking is ethical and has become divorced from theological reflection: Just war theory is a way of thinking which has its roots in pre-Christian classical philosophy and Christian metaphysics. It […]
5 November is the anniversary of the invasion of the Maori settlement of Parihaka, Taranaki in 1881. I regularly teach a course called “Violence and Nonviolence in the Christian Tradition” at Pacific Theological College. In this course I include a session on […]
Dr. Richard A. Davis, PTC Faculty Reading — Isaiah 24:3-6 (NRSV) 3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled; for the LORD has spoken this word. 4 The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers; the […]
How about the Christian socialist and Anglican theologian Charles Gore? Read what he says in his booklet “The Social Doctrine of the Sermon on the Mount” (1904) We should do again what was done in the early monastic movement, as it is […]
I have been selected to represent the PCANZ in the Council for World Mission programme “Face the Facts”, 2014 to be held in the Philippines. More information about the programme can be found here: Face the Facts 2014: Call for applications. To […]
Every child should find itself a member of a family housed with decency and dignity, so that it may grow up as a member of that basic community in a happy fellowship unspoilt by underfeeding or overcrowding, by dirty and drab surroundings […]
In New Zealand there is currently a campaign in support of a Living Wage. While the adult minimum wage here is currently $13.50 an hour (see rates) the proposed living wage for a couple with kids is $18.40 (according to research done bythe Family […]