Does the Bible ban interest? …and so what if it does?

On August 15, 2006, Dr Michael Schluter (former World Bank consultant and founder of Britain’s Relationship Foundation) presented a CASE lecture in which he explored the Bible’s teaching on interest and the relationship between economics and Christianity.

How should we approach understanding what the Bible says about interest? Firstly, it is important to keep in mind taht Christianity is a

There are many ways of putting together the fields of theology and psychology, not all of them equally fruitful.

What is the relationship between Christianity and secular psychology? Are they two totally incommensurable approaches to human beings? Are they simply answering different questions? Can they profitably interact?

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Does Presuppositionalism offer a true biblical epistemology, or is it philosophically flawed and inconsistent with Scripture itself? Dani Scarratt offers a critique of Van Til and Frame.

Presuppositionalism, broadly speaking, is a way of thinking about epistemology from aChristian perspective, which has implications for apologetic method. It’s inception is generally attributed to Reformed theologian Cornelius Van Til, and is quite popular in

Ben Myers from the Uni of Queensland runs a heady blog called Faith and Theology, which begins with a cute (and instructive) theological history of blogging. Very worthy of return visits! http://faith-theology.blogspot.com/

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What was the character of religion in the Victorian era?

The controversies surrounding Victorian religion involve technical issues of Biblical criticism, scientific discoveries and ecclesiastical tradition. All of these subjects, I propose, arise out of the central dilemma of essential, or spiritual, authority. This essay examines the forms of religious doubt that were experienced by Victorians and argues that the focal point for these concerns was

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Anglican Bishop of Durham, NT Wright, is one of the most influential figures in Christian thinking today. His series of books on the Origins of Christianity have already played a major role in reshaping and re-invigorating theology in the areas of Christology, ecclesiology, eschatology and many other –ologies, too. On the 22nd March 2006 Bishop Wright gave a CASE public entitled ‘Resurrection and Beyond’ that was based on his 800 page book The

Are adults are too old to change their ways and embrace Christ as Lord?

Conversion to Christianity has long fascinated me. What is it that causes such a profound change in a person’s thinking and way of life that we say they have been ‘converted’ from one kind of person into another? The Gospel language for such a change is ‘born again’, a term now so politicised as to obscure its powerful evocation of a fresh start.

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Here is a valuable article from Tim Keller, senior minister at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, on the kinds of beliefs which prevent people from hearing the Christian message. There are plenty of intersections here with the attractive apologetics approach of CASE.

Every culture hostile to Christianity holds to a set of ‘common-sense’ consensus beliefs that automatically make Christianity seem implausible to people. These are what

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I live in Sydney, which means I am compelled to live and breathe real estate. My interest is piqued by special newspaper supplements, home improvement television and the headlining news of adjustments in interest rates. Even social conversation is frequently hijacked by concerns of who is looking for what, and who is doing up which so that they can sell it for something else. The ‘built environment’ has so filled our horizons that we cannot see past

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What place does aesthetics have in drawing people to belief in Christ? This essay explores the place of impression in apologetics (PDF 212k).

There is a contemporary recognition that philosophy takes place within the body. This makes the realm of aesthetics—how we are affected by things—more important than has before been recognised. Contrary to popular belief, aesthetics is the most practical side of apologetics, because it pays attention to the

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