Laidlaw College
Volume 29 / Issue 2 / 2022
Editorial
One of our themes in this edition is engaging with ourselves in Aotearoa New Zealand and with others. Read more…Guidelines for Contributors
Stimulus welcomes the submission of material for Publication. Read more…Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a Covenant Relationship
Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi, hereafter ‘the Treaty’)[1] was signed on 6 February 1840 between Māori[2] rangatira ... Read more…Engaging with Outsiders: Insights into Sharing the Gospel from Colossians 4:5–6
An ongoing debate in Pauline studies is whether Paul wished his congregations to share the gospel proactively. Read more…“THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT of all believers who are in the Body of Christ”: Evangelical ecumenism and the Evangelical Alliance in New Zealand, 1848–1986.[1]
Unity among Christian believers was strongly urged by Jesus,[2] and by several New Testament writers.[3] That call to unity is ... Read more…Synergeo: Teu le vā: Negotiating the space of in-between as an Afakasi
I am the daughter of a Pākeha father, with lineage to England, and a Samoan mother, who was a migrant to Aotearoa. Read more…Hearts and Minds: The Amersham Way
As Laidlaw College celebrates its centenary year, it allows us to reflect and tell stories of many who shouldered the vision of Joseph ... Read more…Ministry Corner: Interview with Jeremy Begbie
In this interview, Jeremy Begbie shares with Stimulus his thoughts on art and theology. Jeremy teaches systematic theology and ... Read more…Video: Brunelleschi’s Dome
Seasoned travellers to Italy ought to be able to visualise the magnificent dome on top of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (also ... Read more…Video: Vision: The Witcher
Release date: 20 December 2019, Created by: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. Available on Netflix Read more…Poetry: Mercy of Christ
sometimes I discover I am disconnected out of sorts perplexed sitting at the intersect of an unsaid prayer the breath before the ... Read more…The Voice: The One Thing in Two Stories
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had ... Read more…Poetry: A Love Song for Leah
How I long to wrap you Leah in a tender embrace to hold all the anguish of your words this never-ending effort birthing nations from a ... Read more…ST Imulus: The Even Newer Testament (in briefs)
The International Association of Bible Writers recently gathered for its once-every-thousand-or-two-years International Council in Timaru. Read more…Book Review: Reading in the Presence of Christ: A Study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Bibliography and Exegesis
JOEL BANMAN, NEW STUDIES IN BONHOEFFER’S THEOLOGY AND ETHICS. LONDON: T&T CLARK, 2021. Xiii + 228 PP. 978-0-5676-9859-9. $65.02 ... Read more…Book Review: Practicing Faith: Theology and Social Vocation in Conversation
LISA SPRIGGENS AND TIM MEADOWCROFT (EDS) EUGENE, OREGON: PICKWICK PUBLICATIONS. 2022. Xxi + 256 pp. ISBN 978-1-7252-7637-6. $63.80 ... Read more…Book Review: Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges
JOHN SWINTON GRAND RAPIDS, MI: WILLIAM. B. EERDMANS, 2020. 233 PP. ISBN 978-0-8028-7372-9, US$23.88. Read more…Book Review: Essentials of Life-Span Development
JOHN W. SANTROCK. NEW YORK: McGRAW HILL, 2022, 7th ED. XXXIX + 460 PP. ISBN 978-1-265-35984-3. $104.96. Read more…Book Review: Understanding Mark's Gospel
MARK J. KEOWN TYRANNUS TEXTBOOK SERIES. EUGENE, OR: WIPF & STOCK, 2021. XV + 383 PP. ISBN 978-1-7252-8551-4. $106.95 (Hardcover), ... Read more…Book Review: The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason
DOUGLAS MURRAY LONDON: HARPERCOLLINS, 2022. 308 PP. ISBN 9780008492496. $34.68. Read more…Book Review: Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South
EDITED BY MARK A. LAMPORT. TWO VOLUMES. LANHAM, MD: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD, 2018. xlii +1073 PP. ISBN 9781442271579. $319 (Hardcover) Read more…Book Review: The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire
MITRI RAHEB WACO, TX: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2021. VII + 207 PP. ISBN: 978-1-4813-1440-4. $52.65 Read more…Book Review: Global Migration & Christian Faith: Implications for Identity and Mission
EDITED BY M. DANIEL CARROLL R. AND VINCENT E. BACOTE. EUGENE: WIFP & STOCK, 2021. XXII + 194 PP. ISBN 978-1-7252-8148-6. $48.40 ... Read more…
