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Zadok Perspectives Issue 73, Summer 2002

Readings

Zadok Perspectives Issue 73

Begging our Pardon - reflections on Afghanistan by Deb Storie

Treasure Hunting with Philip Yancey

Mission to Muslims: Colonial or Spiritual Power? by Greg Manning

Fiona Horne: Why I'm a Witch

Violence and the Scapegoat by Philip hunt

The Business of Church by Fernando A Gros

Fortress New York, Vancouver, Sydney ... by David Lyon

Reviews

Lantana
Review by Gordon Preece

Life's a Witch! A Handbook for Teenage Witches
Review by Bill Stewart

Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue
Review by Julian Jenkins

Naked Among Cannibals
The Bank
Review by Dianne Shay

Business Praise
Review by Doug Manning

A Work of the Heart: Understanding how God shapes Spiritual Leaders
Review by John Waterhouse

Latest Papers

S114C The Crux of the Struggle: the Cross as Catalyst.
By Dave Andrews
Summer 2002
This is the third in a three-part series exploring the place of the cross in the process of transformation. The author affirms that we are called to be like Christ, and we cannot be like Christ without suffering like Christ. We must put love into action. We are called not only to receive the sacrifice of Christ, but also to re-enact the sacrifice of Christ, by ‘repeating his redemptive acts in our own life.’

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S116 Power, Secrecy and the Church
By Cara Beed
Summer 2001
Cara Beed looks at criteria for detecting secrecy and abuse; cults and sectarianism in church and other organizations or groups in society. She points out that as individuals succumb to a leader’s domination or charisma, excessive commitment leads to a sacrifice of personal autonomy. Where authoritarian leadership governs the structure and processes of an organization, the right, ability and opportunity for an individual to investigate, adopt and practice their own principles becomes increasingly difficult.

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