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STIMULUS: The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice

Volume 25 / Issue 2 / 2018

Contents

Editorial

by Mark Keown

Tēnā koutou.

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Guidelines for Contributors

by Stimulus

Stimulus welcomes the submission of material for Publication.

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Is The Word “Evangelical” Still Meaningful? An Opinion

by Tim Meadowcroft

I have been thinking a lot lately about the number 81.

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Video: Darrell Bock - Stimulus interview

Has the Term and Idea "Evangelical" Had Its Day?

by Laidlaw College

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Maintaining Connectivity With Evangelical Faith, History and Identity: A New Zealand Perspective

by Stuart Lange

Is it time for evangelical Christians in New Zealand, in response to various voices (both Christian and ex-Christian) in the United States,[1] and in response to some voices in New Zealand too,[2] to stop identifying themselves as “evangelical”?

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The Puritan Epic Poetess: Why Christians Should Read Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder.

by Chris Northcott

This article aims to persuade you to read a three hundred year old epic poem, written by a marginalised upper-class Englishwoman.

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St Imulus

by Stimulus

We have decided to move to Christchurch.

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Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Theological Education in Yangon and Auckland

by John de Jong

In 2005 my wife Rebecca and I, with a 2-year-old and a 10-month-old, in response to God’s calling, went to live in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma).

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Synergeo: Unbounded Communities

by Philippa Isom

Keyboard warriors, silently shouting toxic platitudes across the internet. Bullies, not only infiltrating playgrounds and offices, but beamed straight into our safe spaces around the clock.

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Video: POPE FRANCIS - A MAN OF HIS WORD – Official Trailer [HD] – In Theaters May 18

Vision: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

by Norman P. Franke

Director: Wim Wenders (The Buena Vista Social Club, Paris Texas) Starring: Pope Francis, Ignazio Oliva, Sister María Eufemia Goycoechea 96 minutes

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Video: Mary Magdalene Official Trailer #1 (2018) Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix Drama Movie HD

Vision: Mary Magdaline

by Ian Waddington

Director: Garth Davis (Lion) Starring: Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Carol), Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, Gladiator), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Z for Zachariah, 12 Years a Slave), and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) 115 minutes, M Cert.

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Ox and Donkey

The Voice: Mining Scripture

by Geoff New

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Advent

Advent Wreath: After Psalm 88.

by John Fox

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Sunday Best: How the Church Shaped New Zealand and New Zealand Shaped the Church

Book Review: Sunday Best: How the Church Shaped New Zealand and New Zealand Shaped the Church.

by John Roxborogh

Peter Lineham

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The Scandal of Evangelism: A Biblical Study of the Ethics of Evangelism

Book Review: The Scandal of Evangelism: A Biblical Study of the Ethics of Evangelism

by Bob Robinson

Elmer John Thiessen

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Saints and Stirrers: Christianity, Conflict and Peacemaking in New Zealand, 1814-1918

Book Review: Saints and Stirrers: Christianity, Conflict and Peacemaking in New Zealand, 1814-1945.

by Yvonne Wilkie

Geoffrey Troughton, Editor

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Restoring the Fortunes of Zion: Essays on Israel, Jerusalem, and Jewish-Christian Relations on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Six-Day War

Book Review: Restoring the Fortunes of Zion: Essays on Israel, Jerusalem and Jewish-Christian Relations on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Six-Day War

by Michael Reid

Rob Yule

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Text Messages: Preaching God's Word in a Smartphone World

Book Review: Text Messages: Preaching God's Word in a Smartphone World

by Deborah Broome

John Tucker, Editor.

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Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning

Book Review: Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning

by Bob Robinson

Mark Labberton, Editor

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Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear

Book Review: Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear.

by Derek Tovey

Matthew Kaemingk

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Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires: Mark's Jesus from the Perspective of Power and Expectations. Volume One: Introduction and Mark 1:1-8:29; Volume Two: Mark 8:30-16:8 and Implications.

Book Review: Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires: Mark's Jesus from the Perspective of Power and Expectations, Volume One: Introduction and Mark 1:1-8:29; Volume Two: Mark 8:30-16:8 and Implications

by Derek Tovey

Mark J. Keown

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Theology and the Experience of Disability: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Voices Down Under

Book Review: Theology and the Experience of Disability: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Voices Down Under

by Fiona Sherwin

Andrew Picard and Myk Habets, Editors

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