Category Archives: Book reviews
Review of Wesley’s ‘There goes the neighbourhood’
In the latest New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13 (2), December 2011, I review Lowy Institute’s Michael Wesley’s recent book There goes the neighbourhood: Australia and the rise of Asia.
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An award for Emmaus Journey
Walking the Emmaus Journey received a Highly Commended Award in the Binding & Finishing section of the New Zealand Print national annual Pride in Print Awards. You can see its entry on the first page of this PDF file.
Filed under Book reviews, Christian writing, Meditations, Other, Published Writing
New review of Emmaus Journey
A new review of Walking the Emmaus Journey appears in this month’s (May’s) Daystar Magazine. It is reproduced below: In Walking the Emmaus Journey, we’re invited to join with the author as he reflects on his life journey. Based on … Continue reading
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Review of ‘Walking the Emmaus Journey’
Apologies to vegetarians and animal rights activists, but I confess there was a time when I felt a craving for all the theology I tried to devour to be thick and meaty; something into which one might sink one’s teeth. … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading: Work/Life Balance
Tony Robinson, The Worst Jobs in History (Pan, 2005). This is a book to read on Mondays. If you thought your job was bad spare a thought for the man who gathered up human waste to make into Gunpowder to … Continue reading
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What I’m reading: Participation, Pain, Proclamation
Three books with historical heart and contemporary truth. The Rise of Evangelicalism, Mark Noll’s first book in the projected five-volume history on evangelicalism is very readable. A fascinating read, with a focus on Whitefield, the Wesleys, and Jonathan Edwards, it … Continue reading
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