From Case magazine, a look at the facts and the rhetoric behind Kinsey the man and the recent film.

The recent film about the work of sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, has thrown a spotlight on the ethical dimensions of such research, especially on the practice of observing sexual behaviour.

It has also highlighted the rhetoric by which the research is presented. In this article, we consider the claims of the movie and what is known about Kinsey and

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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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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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In this piece Professor Richard Bauckham provides a response to the claims of the documentary.

You have no doubt heard reports in the media (for some time) about the claim that the tomb of Jesus has been found. Channel 10 in Sydney screened a documentary last night which was originally seen on the Discovery Channel. CASE featured an article on this topic in CASE magazine #11 that was distributed to Associates in July. It might also be worth sharing

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Greg Clarke comments on Andrew Denton’s feature-length documentary, God on My Side.

Is God on your side, my side, no-one’s side, or everyone’s side?

And how can you tell? Visit America and find out, with the help of your favourite TV host, Andrew Denton!

The host of popular ABC TV talk show, Enough Rope, has produced a remarkable and entertaining documentary in which he explores this question through the eyes and mouths of participants at the

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On September 11, 2006, CASE ran a two-hour seminar about the imagery of 9/11 and religious interpretations of its meaning.

Greg Clarke and Justine Toh presented reflections on the way the events we summarise as ‘9/11’ have been depicted, are now being reconstructed and retold in films and documentaries, and the various symbols and iconic photographs that are now associated with it. These reflections are undergirded by the worldview and

Upon entering university, what should the average tertiary student hope to learn? Ross McKenzie investigates.

(Ross McKenzie is a Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Queensland.)

An address given at the Annual Academic Awards Dinner, Cromwell College, University of Queensland, August 22, 2006.

Thank you for this opportunity to reflect a little on academic life. It is good to acknowledge achievement, not

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A re-make of the classic horror film highlights the problematic apologetic opportunities afforded by the genre.

There’s a Quit Smoking ad on Sydney buses doing the rounds at the moment: a cigarette that metamorphoses into a foot, some toes of which have rotted off due to gangrene, a side-effect of a smoking-related disease. The intent is threateningly didactic: this is what can happen if you smoke, so stop it.

The same purpose could be attributed

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