Zadok Perspectives Issue 66

Kids of the Holy Order by Brenda & Simon Holt

A Tale of Two Prophets" Tim Costello & Dave Andrews

Spirit at Work by Jim Barr

Public Theology in a Global Catholic Perspective by Bruce Duncan

Ethnic Cleansing and the Theology of Land by Rau Barraclough

The Secrets of Conspiracy Theory by Paul Mitchell

Godless Gospel: a modern guide to meaning and morality
Review by David Milliken

The Ground Beneath her Feet
Review by Lyn McCreddin

The High Price of Heaven
Review by Gordon Preece

S104 Foot-Washing for Postmodern Christians
By Ross Saunders
Autumn 2000
Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper is a well-known scene. It is sometimes re-enacted. Ross Saunders draws out the underlying principles of the traditional foot-washing ritual and questions how any New Ager would find relevance in seeing this ritual performed. For Christian faith and practice to have meaning in society, he affirms that the gospel principle of leadership by example of obedience to God must be demonstrated by church leaders.

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S105 Some reflections on Christianity and Law Reform
By Michael Adams
Autumn 2000
Why is it that, as a whole, Christians are not active in law reform and those in active political life as Christians usually represent the most conservative and often primitive view of the role of the law as an element of the social order? Any account of the relationship between the church and the wider community over the centuries will demonstrate similar features. The notion that witches were burnt by the authorities without the support or even initiative of the ordinary people is a myth, as is the same supposition about the Inquisition or its equivalents among the Reformed churches. The question which must be asked is how it came to be that this culture of stupidity, superstition, gross injustice and cruelty was so actively participated in by the Christian Church, both as one of the most significant elements of the social order and as the body of Christ? This paper is adapted from lecture presented under the auspices of the Zadok Institute in May 1999. Although the history is somewhat idiosyncratic and much has changed since the days of the abuses which the author briefly sketches, the general outline is painfully clear.

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