All Christians Should Listen to Pope Leo on AI, Russell Moore
"Using the biblical contrast between the Tower of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem under Nehemiah, Leo moves beyond a simplistic dichotomy of “technology good” or “technology bad” and looks at the two paths technology can take—toward domination, homogenization, and dehumanization or toward communion, solidary, and rehumanization. And he sees what’s really behind the rush toward the posthuman path, in which we view weakness, dependence, mystery, and even personhood as problems to engineer away." (Moore, 2026)
Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas,
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May, 2026
Land and Faith in Aotearoa Rev Dr Lyndon Drake and Ven Katene Eruera
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March, 2026
The Calling - A Year exploring what the secular world can learn from religion, Niki Harré,
Harré, N. (2026). The calling: A year exploring what the secular world can learn from religion. Auckland University Press.
https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/the-calling/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
We discussed some pages from the book, pp.1-19 and the Epilogue.
A review by Paul Little in the Listener.
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February, 2026
From Christian Humanism, Progressive Christianity, and Social Transformation, John de Gruchy, 2018, in
de Gruchy, John W. "Christian Humanism, Progressive Christianity and Social Transformation." Journal for the Study of Religion 31, no. 1 (2018): 54–69. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3027/2018/v31n1a3.
The part of the article we discussed, the first seven pages, is here as a PDF. pp.61-67
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August, 2025
GOD WITH US in Particular Spheres of Ordinary Life, Maurice Andrew, 2025
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July, 2025
The Liturgy of Abundance, The Myth of Scarcity, Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025), Christian Century, March 24-31, 1999.
Sharon Ensor introduces the article:
https://www.ngkok.co.za/Artikels/Brueggemann-Abundance-Scarcity.pdf
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June, 2025
Five Possible Paths for 21st Century Churches, Martin Thielen, 3 June, 2025, Doubter's Parish
Alistair McBride introduces the article, with Richard Lawrence.
A link to the article, on the Doubter's Parish website:
https://doubtersparish.com/2025/06/03/five-possible-paths-for-21st-century-churches/
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Alistair mentions an article by Rev. Dr Graham Redding, linked here:
Emerging theological emergency for churches, with global ramifications | Otago Daily Times Online News
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May, 2025
Searching for God: Theology, Imagination, Beauty and the Arts. Prof. G. E. Thiessen, UFS Creative Commons, 2020
Top left: Doubting Thomas by Emil Nolde; Top right: Dr Gesa Thiessen, the author of the paper; Bottom left: Noli me tangere by Graham Sutherland. Bottom right: The Risen Christ by Elisabeth Frink.
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April, 2025
What is spirituality? Evidence from a New Zealand hospice study. Richard Egan et. al.
Mortality, Vol. 16, No.4, November 2011
https://www.spiritualwellbeing.nz/richard-egan
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March, 2025
'The Making and Breaking of Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government 2017-2023', by Grant Duncan.
Free to read at
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-923X.13512
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February, 2025
Theology at sundown - a discussion of one section of an article
'The Impact of Liberation Theologies on the Church', Amin A. Rodor, 2008, Kerygma@
Introductory video interview - Sharon Ensor and Richard Lawrence
The section we discussed, PDF
The whole article, PDF
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January, 2025
'Gamblers at the gate', NZ Listener, Danyl McLaughlan
Video interview introduction with Sharon Ensor, introducing the author and article
For copyright reasons, we haven't posted a PDF scan of the article. Find the introduction above and access.
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December, 2024
"What's Liturgy God To Do With It?' by John Van de Laar, The Power of Liturgical Spirituality, Part 1
https://youtu.be/gme99X1Fo0ohttps://
The link above is to an introduction to the article and the author - Alistair McBride with Richard Lawrence, 7 minutes video
