Laidlaw College


Volume 27/Issue 4/2020


  1. Editorial

    2020 has been labelled an “unprecedented year.” Read more…
  2. Guidelines for Contributors

    Stimulus welcomes the submission of material for Publication. Read more…
  3. Praying For Christchurch: First Impressions of How Local Churches Responded in Gathered Worship to the Mosque Shootings

    The Christchurch mosque shootings of 15 March 2019 were a heart-breaking moment in Aotearoa New Zealand's history. So we begin by ... Read more…
  4. Professor Peter Lineham MNZM and New Zealand Religious History

    Professor Ian Breward, in a seminal article in 1979 concluded that, “There is a great deal of mapping to do in order to establish the ... Read more…
  5. A Churchless Landscape: The Rise of Secular Utopianism in New Zealand Suburban Design, and Churches’ Responses

    This article explores ways in which secular ideals and commercial imperatives have conspired to lead to the emergence of new suburbs ... Read more…
  6. “Call No Man Rabbi”? A Theology of Education

    It is my understanding that the Scriptures and orthodox theology teach us that we live in a bent world that is “charged with the ... Read more…
  7. Exploring New Zealand Business Ethics: Values, Virtues, and Catholic Social Teaching

    We are bequeathed economies that are pre-programmed for economic growth and “we are living through the social and ecological fallout ... Read more…
  8. Ministry Corner: Interview with Sarah Scott Webb

    "I really feel God ignited a big justice button in me with that..." Read more…
  9. Synergeo: Fear and Trembling: Finding God in the Music of the Millennials

    … But I'm a crier and a fighter Not a faker and a fraud, So if losing my religion Is the way to finding God, Then light it up …[1] Read more…
  10. Hearts and Minds: Hearts and Mindfulness

    Both of my children went through mindfulness exercises as part of an approved New Zealand Ministry of Education school curriculum; and ... Read more…
  11. The Voice: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever VS His love endures forever, for he is good; give thanks to the Lord

    Ps 118:1, 29 (NIV) Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Read more…
  12. ST IMULUS: IT’S ‘CHEERS!’ AT OUR LOCAL

    Heaven’s above, it’s Friday drinks time. Again. Already! Time sure flies here in eternity. Read more…
  13. Video: For Most This Amazing Day

    Recently a song i thank You God [1] played on my car radio. Read more…
  14. Video: Vision: Jojo Rabbit

    Release date: 03 Jan 2020, Directed by: Taika Waititi, Produced by: Fox Searchlight Read more…
  15. Book Review: Discovering The New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Volume I: The Gospels and Acts

    Mark J. Keown, Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018. Hardback edition, $99.95; Logos edition $41.50. XIX + 631 pp. ISBN. 978-1-683-59232-7. Read more…
  16. Book Review: Jesus for Life: Spiritual Readings in John's Gospel

    Richard S. Briggs, Eugene, Cascade Books (Imprint of Wipf & Stock), 2019. X + 108 PP. ISBN: 978-1-5326-6724-4 (PBK); US$17.00. Read more…
  17. Book Review: Romans Unplugged: Reading Paul's Letter to the Romans in the Twenty-First Century

    Les Brighton, Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2019. XXXVI + 269 PP. ISBN 978-1-5326-9069-3. US$35.00 Read more…
  18. Book Review: This Book Changed Everything. Volume I: The Bible's Amazing Impact on our World

    Vishal Mangalwadi, Pasadena: Soughtaftermedia, 2019. XXII + 316 PP. ISBN 9788186701249. US$24.95. Read more…
  19. Book Review: Before I Forget: An Illustrated Autobiography of Murray J. Harris

    Murray J. Harris. Eugene OR: Resource, 2019. Hardback $61.28; Paperback $28.44; Kindle US$11.38. XIV + 102 PP. ISBN. 978-1-5326-7052-7. Read more…
  20. Book Review: The Culture of Theology

    John Webster, Edited by Ivor J. Davidson and Alden C. McCray. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2019. VIII+164 PP. ISBN 9781540960801. ... Read more…
  21. Book Review: I'm Ralph, I'm Dad: A Daughter Explores Identity, Relationship and a Gentler Dementia

    Glennis Mafi Read more…
  22. Book Review: Building Bridges: From Asian Faiths to Jesus in the Gospels

    Bruce Nicholls, Oxford: Regnum Books, 2019. $21.64 (Paperback), $18.56 (Kindle), X + 178 PP. ISBN 978-1-912343-95-9. Read more…
  23. Book Review: Interreligious Relations: Biblical Perspectives

    Hallvard Hagelia and Markus Zehnder, Eds. (T&T Clark Biblical Studies), London: T&T Clark, 2018. US$130 XXIV + 353 PP. ISBN ... Read more…