Recognising True Friends
Recognising Our True Friends: On Criticism of the Institutional Church “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy” (Proverbs 27:6). Sometimes the best service […]
The Gentle Police and Jereth Kok
What Should We Make of Jereth Kok’s Legal Case? You may not agree with everything that Dr Jereth Kok said, or the manner in which he said it. But you […]
No Laughing Matter
Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd: A landmark legal decision The Federal Court has decided the first gender identity discrimination case in Australia. In Tickle v Giggle for Girls […]
Book review: ‘Christian nationalism’
Is there a Case for Christian Nationalism? Or why evangelicals should stop clipping their own wings Stephen Wolfe’s book The Case for Christian Nationalism made something of a splash upon […]
Governance as a problem
Risk Aversion, Compliance and the Church: Some Practical Suggestions In his article published on 24 July 2024, David Robertson argued that a form of Erastianism is taking over the contemporary […]
Managerialism in the Church
Erastianism or Managerialism in the Church? A Critique of David Robertson’s Recent Article In a provocative article published on 24 July 2024, Rev David Robertson argues that a form of […]
Natural Law
The Protestant Doctrine of Natural Law Natural law has enjoyed something of a resurgence in Protestant circles in recent decades. It seems fair to say, however, that there remains confusion around […]
Review of Biblical Law
Review: The Puritan View of Substantive Biblical Law by George J. Gatgounis (Wipf and Stock, 2021). We live in an impoverished age of sound bites, where form has replaced substance, and where […]
ALRC ITSELF NEEDS LAW REFORM
The ALRC’s religious schools review: A highly selective reading of international human rights law In law, subtle distinctions can make all the difference. A wrongly worded direction to a jury […]