All Premier Christianity articles in September 2014
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Archive contentStar-struck
In the first of his new series exploring science and the Bible, our resident theologian David Instone-Brewer uncovers the significance of stars.
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Reviews
The Shepherd’s Song
This is a gentle, enjoyable tale in which a handwritten copy of Psalm 23 journeys around the world, falling into the hands of a range of individuals and speaking to them of God’s goodness and care.
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A Silent Melody
My heart sank when I received this book and saw the words ‘spiritual autobiography’. I am not a fan of autobiography, since it easily falls prey to self-indulgence and self-justification.
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Archive contentThe Sceptic: Jesus the political revolutionary
Despite sharing his surname with CS Lewis’ beloved Narnian lion, Reza Aslan is not universally popular with Christians. In his book Zealot (The Westbourne Press), he makes the provocative claim that Jesus was not the peace-loving Messiah of the Gospels, but a political revolutionary crucified for fomenting Jewish insurrection. It became a number one New York Times bestseller last year, and plans are in motion for a Hollywood adaptation.
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Regular ColumnistsOffensive Grace
It’s been an odd 24 hours. I’ve been sworn at by half a dozen people, none of whom know me or one another, but apparently despise me nevertheless. I received three messages from one young mother telling me that I made her sick to her stomach and that I surely couldn’t be a parent. In one particularly vitriolic email, I was advised that I’m as bad as a child molester.
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Reviews
Women in Waiting: Prejudice at the Heart of the Church
July 15th was a historic day in the life of the UK Anglican Church as the door finally opened for women to become bishops. In the week preceding the deal-clinching General Synod vote, I had the privilege of reading Women in Waiting. This page-turner (yes, really) contains 12 fascinating, thoughtfully written chapters, each based on the author’s interview with a senior Church stateswoman.
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The Guilt Book
If I were to judge a book by the number of times I read sections out to my wife, this would rate very highly. It claims that many inside and outside the Church face the emotion they believe to be ‘guilt’ and that for these the remedy is found in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. But having confessed their sin and believed in Christ, many continue to experience ‘false guilt’. The book explores why and what we can do about it.
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InterviewsQ&A: Jenny Baker
Following the release of her book Equals (SPCK), Jenny Baker spoke to Lucinda Borkett-Jones about gender roles in the Church, and the all-important question of who does the ironing in the Baker household.
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Archive contentThe Apologist: Don’t confuse Jesus with Che Guevara
Amy Orr-Ewing responds to the latest reinterpretation of Jesus in bestselling book, Zealot, by Reza Aslan.
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ReviewsRock of Ages
During his long career as a guitarist, Martin Cooper has played for acts such as Paul Oakley, Phatfish and Stuart Townend, as well as fronting Chasing Stars. He’s also the face of Survivor’s School-in-a-Box guitar tutorial DVDs.
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Beyond the Edge: Spiritual Transitions for Adventurous Souls
Mayes uses his extensive knowledge of the Holy Land to illuminate his understanding of the gospel story and to help us gain a deeper appreciation of how Jesus challenged the thinking and understanding of his disciples as they followed him from person to person and from place to place.
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Archive contentTheology test your worship songs
What happens when you put the lyrics of some of our best-known worship songs under the theological microscope?
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Magazine Features
Whatever you did for the least of these...
When a beautifully produced book by photographer Marksteen Adamson landed on my desk I was immediately transfixed. Who knew that images of a homeless drug addict could be so arresting?
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Archive content'Tonight's not the night you're going to die'
When Jannine Ebenso answered the call of God to serve in Nigeria with The Leprosy Mission, little did she know that armed robbery and sexual assault at gunpoint lay ahead.
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Archive contentDisconnect in order to connect
Lucy Mills explores how, in this fast-paced technological age, we can still engage in the spiritual disciplines – and why we need to.
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Archive newsScottish churches debate independence referendum
Scotland will go to the polls in September in a hotly contested referendum, and while Scottish churches have appeared neutral in their public announcements, they have certainly engaged in the debate. Key to the concerns of Christians on both sides has been the desire to establish a fairer and godlier society.
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Archive newsHelp offered as Iraqi Christians flee Mosul
The French government has announced that it will offer asylum to Iraqi Christians who have been forced to flee their homes.
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Archive newsChristian leaders press for peace in Gaza as death toll mounts
Calls for a ceasefire in Gaza were intensifying as Premier Christianity went to press, with Christian leaders calling for reconciliation and a lasting peace.
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Committed Christian takes on education secretary role
The new education secretary named in Prime Minister David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle is a Christian and a trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. Corporate lawyer and MP for Loughborough Nicky Morgan has rapidly climbed the ranks since she was elected in 2010.
