This post is the second part of a review of John Cobb’s book Reclaiming the Church. This review is part of the Transforming Theology Theo-blogger consortium. Read the first part of this review here. Cobb’s second chapter is entitled “Responding to the Loss of Cultural Props.” He identifies that we are at the point of [...]

Did you know that the word translated as ‘church’ in the New Testament, ekklesia, literally means a group of people? It had no religious connotations and was a common word used in society for any group of people that met together. Many Christians have begun to question the role and function of the church in [...]

I have been thinking recently about Christian social justice in the post-Christendom world. Here is a definition of Christendom. In short Post-Christendom is where we find ourselves in Australia. The church can no longer dictate its morals and standards and expect society to live up to them. If Christians define their morality and by extension [...]