Organisation logo

Laidlaw College

STIMULUS: THE NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICE

Volume 30 / Issue 1 / 2023

Contents

Editorial

by Myk Habets

The current volume of Stimulus is not a themed edition, and it would be disingenuous to try to force the featured essays into a single theme.

Visit this article

Guidelines for Contributors

by Stimulus

Stimulus welcomes the submission of material for Publication.

Visit this article

The New Zealand Catholic Church’s Institutional Response to Clerical and Religious Sexual Abuse: A Critical Analysis

by Christopher Longhurst

Part one of a two part article

Visit this article

The New Zealand Catholic Church’s Institutional Response to Clerical and Religious Sexual Abuse: A Critical Analysis: Part two

by Christopher Longhurst

Part two of a two part article

Visit this article

Taking the Drama from Social Justice: From Triangulation to Transformation

by Dale Campbell

The reality of injustice demands a response. But what happens when our response to injustice perpetuates injustice, or even creates more injustice?

Visit this article
Painting of Betws-y-Coed (Wales)

Te Whānau Wiremu ki Aotearoa: How the Williams’ story has shaped Christianity, Culture, and Nation in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

by Samuel Carpenter

As part of a more extensive work on a forthcoming biography of Henry Williams, this article sheds light on the Nonconformist roots of the Williams family. [1]

Visit this article

Hearts and Minds: “Home at Last” A Meditation on Renewed Creation

by Myk Habets

"Home at Last" is a first-person narrative that was delivered as part of the final chapel service at Laidlaw's Henderson Campus at 80 Central Park Drive prior to the shift to the new Campus at 3 Smythe Rd.

Visit this article

Synergeo: Taking The Common Practice Model to Church: A Theological Discussion on Critical Pedagogy in Aotearoa

by Sam Burrows

In early 2023, the Ministry of Education published the first part of the Common Practice Model, a guiding document intended to direct teaching practice alongside the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC).

Visit this article
Paul Molnar

Inside the Mind Of Faith: Exploring Theology with Paul Molnar

by Judith Brown

Judith Brown, in our new column, introduces Professor Paul Molnar, a renowned Catholic theologian and Systematic Theology Professor at St. John's University, New York. They will explore theological insights, delving into Molnar's expertise, enriching our understanding of faith, doctrine, and spirituality.

Visit this article

St Imulus: Scoop! Stories from the New Earth

by St Imulus

”And I saw a new heaven and a new earth…” Revelation 21:1, King James Version

Visit this article
Video: Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood - Presence of the Lord

A Homecoming: An Engagement with Eric Clapton

by Peter Jelleyman

I quite like listening to the blues, and I particularly admire blues guitarist Eric Clapton, even if, at times, I find his lyrics a little terse and repetitive.

Visit this article
Video: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies

Vision: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

by Lyall Carter

Director: Frank Capra Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Henry Travers. PG.

Visit this article

Book Review: East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C. S. Lewis

by Frazer MacDiarmid

WARWICK BALL. NEW YORK: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2022. XV + 298 PP. ISBN 9780197626252. US$30.99

Visit this article

Book Review: Towards Friendship-Shaped Communities: A Practical Theology of Friendship

by Derek Tovey

ANNE-MARIE ELLITHORPE. HOBOKEN, NJ/CHICESTER, WEST SUSSEX: JOHN WILEY & SONS (IMPRINT: WILEY Blackwell), 2022. Xiv + 241 PP. ISBN 9781119756941. AUD $64.99.

Visit this article

Book Review: Te Korowai O Te Rangimārie

by Peter Carrell

EDITED BY DON MOFFAT AND K. D. TAYLOR AUCKLAND: ST. JOHN’S THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, 2022. XV + 235 PP. ISBN: 978-0-473-64337-9.

Visit this article

Book Review: You Need a Better Gospel: Reclaiming the Good News of Participation with Christ

by Derek Tovey

KLYNE R. SNODGRASS GRAND RAPIDS: BAKER ACADEMIC, 2022. XII + 190 PP. ISBN 9781540965042.

Visit this article

Book Review: The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time Against the Speed of Modern Life: Ministry in a Secular Age Series, Volume Three

by Leon O'Flynn

ANDREW ROOT GRAND RAPIDS: BAKER ACADEMIC, 2021 xiv + 268 PP ISBN 978-0801098482, $27.99

Visit this article

Book Review: The Crucifixion of Jesus: Torture, Sexual Abuse, and the Scandal of the Cross

by Derek Tovey

DAVID TOMBS, RAPE CULTURE, RELIGION AND THE BIBLE SERIES ABINGDON, OXON; NEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE, 2023. ISBN 978-0-429-28975-0; 978-0-367-25765-1 (Hb), $94.99.

Visit this article

Book Review: The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World

by Peter Stanley

ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE. UK: PENGUIN BOOKS, 2023. VIII + 482 PP. ISBN 978-0-141-99037-8. $23.38.

Visit this article

Book Review: Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter: Mapping Metaphors of Family, Race, Nation.

by Derek Tovey

KATIE MARCAR. SOCIETY FOR NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES MONOGRAPH SERIES 180. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2022. XVII + 321 PP. ISBN 978-1-108-84128-3.

Visit this article