On Saturday 21st March CASE ran a conference entitled ‘Medical Ethics: Christian Perspectives on Life and Death’ at New College (Sydney) . People interested in exploring a biblical perspective on medical ethics, including the issue of euthanasia, turned up at New College for the one day conference.  With 105 delegates the conference was so heavilly subscribed that we had to turn would be delegates away on the day and had a waiting list prior to

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Issues 1-3 of Case magazine is now available in full for CASE associates only.  Case magazine was launched in 2002 with the aim of showcasing the work of CASE (the Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education), that is, the work of advancing knowledge of God through applying a Christian perspective to contemporary issues within a broad apologetic framework. This work is reflected in the wide range of topics covered in these first three issues

In the 4th edition of this important book, John Stott continues to urge Christians to engage with ethical issues, including new issues in bioethics.

The past 20 years has seen a growing interest among evangelical Christians in developing biblical responses to ethical and social issues. One of the leading evangelicals who has long argued for greater engagement with our society through presenting Christian perspectives on social issues is John Stott,

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In considering both biological and biblical perspectives, Dr Megan Best contends that destructive research on human embryos means there are more lives at stake than may be initially apparent.

During the public debate in Australia preceding the passing of Federal legislation allowing destructive research on human embryos in 2002, I remember reading newspaper reports that the frozen excess embryos in question were (a) dead, (b) merely human cells and

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A ‘state of the art’ article from a renowned Catholic philosopher

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To download audio visit the New College Lectures Home Page. ABC Radio National has broadcast an interview with New College lecturer Prof Trevor Hart. More info.

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Professor Jeremy Begbie has spent most of the last 20 years seeking to redress this deficiency. As a respected Christian theologian and a musician of considerable ability and reputation, Begbie has published a series of books and articles in which he has sought to fuse together some of ‘the best musical thinking about theology and the best theological thinking about music.’ His latest book,Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of

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Our 2008 New College lecturer argues for the importance of artists and artistry as witness-bearers to Christ’s redemptive engagement with us as human creatures.

We might reasonably expect artistic imagination to be counted naturally among the greatest of God’s gifts to humankind. While the precise nature of art’s effect upon us remains a subject of complexity and dispute, we hardly need a degree in aesthetics to identify the effect when it

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This indepth article explores the impact of ‘New Media’ and the opportunities presented.

We have experienced rapid and radical change as the ‘New Media’ impacts the very foundation of our learning, relating and most areas of everyday life. This article examines the dimensions of this change and the opportunities it presents for the church.

Files: brave_new_online_world_case_15.pdf

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Dr Megan Best reviews this volume by respected scientist Dr Francis Collins.

The interface of faith and science is often discussed by passionate Christians and scientists who have poor understandings of their opponents’ subject. It was therefore with anticipation that I began reading this volume, written by a man with a foot in each camp, intent on instructing both sides about how they could get along with the other.

Dr Francis Collins, a

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