Laidlaw College


Volume 28 / Issue 1 / 2021


  1. Editorial

    Practical theology brings into focus God, us, and the world. Read more…
  2. Guidelines for Contributors

    Stimulus welcomes the submission of material for Publication. Read more…
  3. WHO IS THIS LIGHT OF THE WORLD? Behind the title of Pope Francis's procedural rules managing clerical and religious sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: "Vos Estis Lux Mundi"

    Pope Francis’s 2019 procedural rules managing the crimes of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church was titled Vos Estis Lux Mundi, ... Read more…
  4. “He Had Made a Scourge of Small Cords”: Postcolonialism and the Problematics of the Nonviolent Christ

    Even in the midst of a contagious and deadly pandemic, the world has not seen an end to protests against the powerful. Read more…
  5. Cystic Fibrosis, Trikafta and Christian Hope

    As an academic, most of my time is spent writing and speaking on biomedical issues from the standpoint of an individual whose outlook ... Read more…
  6. Ministry Corner: Interview with Jill Shaw

    Recently Stimulus sat down in a café with Jill Shaw. Read more…
  7. Video: Holy or Broken?

    I admit it, I have a love/hate relationship with Leonard Cohen’s popular song Hallelujah. Read more…
  8. Synergeo: Becoming a Christ-Shaped Counsellor

    In this reflection, I attempt to story who I am as a counsellor by exploring the prominent values that have shaped me as a person, and ... Read more…
  9. Hearts and Minds: Embracing Limitation

    It can seem like a noble pursuit to be always pushing against one’s limits. Read more…
  10. ST IMULUS is Quizzical

    Heavens, it’s already the first Turei, or Rātū – different word, same meaning – of the month. Read more…
  11. until the heart is smooth

    a flower unfurls until it is in bloom the sea pushes until the rock is moved the wind blows until the tree is stooped the ... Read more…
  12. Book Review: Jerusalem Bound: How to be a Pilgrim in the Holy Land

    Rodney Aist. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2020. xiv+202 pp. ISBN 978-1-725255-265, US$26.00. Read more…
  13. Book Review: Discover the Holy Land: A Travel Guide to Israel and Jordan

    Max Miller, Eugene: Cascade Books, 2020. xvi+205pp. ISBN: 978-1-5326-6031-3. $48.99 (paperback), $70.94 (hardback). Read more…
  14. Book Review: Echoes: The Lord's Prayer in the Preacher's Life.

    Geoff New, Carlisle: Langham Preaching Resources (Imprint of Langham Publishing, 2020. xxi+168pp. ISBN: 978-1-78368-812-8 $25.48 Read more…
  15. Book Review: Touching a Nerve: A Curly Collection of Churchy Cartoons by Jim.

    Brendan Boughen ("Jim"), Auckland: Self-Published, 2019. 132pp, ISBN: 978-0-473-50343-7 $15.16 (Kindle), $30 from Jim's website: ... Read more…
  16. Book Review: Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military-Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA.

    Torkel Brekke and Vladimir Tikhonov (eds.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. 270pp. ISBN:978-019947047 $106.28 Read more…
  17. Book Review: The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition

    Myk Habets. Bellingham: Lexham, 2019. xv+220pp. ISBN: 9781683592785. $32.51. Read more…
  18. Book Review: Architect of Evangelicalism: Essential Essays of Carl F. H. Hentry

    Mark Galli (Compiler), Lexham, MA: Lexham Press, 2019. ix + 421pp. ISBN: 978-1-6835-9336-2. $50.12. Read more…
  19. Book Review: Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor

    Jonny Baker and Cathy Ross. London: SCM, 2020. xiv +160pp. ISBN: 978-0-334-05950 $41.79 Read more…