Stimulus is pleased to give forward notice of its intention to publish the papers given at the FOCaL Conference 2006 (June 30 to Saturday July 1st at Wellington Central Baptist Church) in the August 2006 issue. The conference, entitled “Church and Society after Election 2005”, will feature papers from a number of New Zealand commentators including:
• Dr James Harding, FOCaL trustee and Old Testament lecturer at Otago University.
• Prof. Peter Lineham, Associate Professor of History at Massey University, Albany Campus.
• Dr Anthony Dancer, Social Service Commissioner, Anglican Church New Zealand.
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Stimulus will Focus on FOCaL in August 2006
Posted by stimulusjournal on June 4, 2006
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FOCaL – Introduction and upcoming conference
Posted by stimulusjournal on June 4, 2006
Just before the election in 2005 a new group entered the Christian scene: namely, “FOCaL” – Forum of the Christian Left. It grew out of four of us meeting for a quiet beer in Saint Lee’s, an old Methodist church in Dunedin which had been converted into a cafe.
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Stimulus 14-2 May 2006
Posted by stimulusjournal on May 17, 2006
The May issue has come back from the printer. Lots of interesting stuff – Da Vinci Code, Parmenter, Baxter, Paul and leadership, etc. When you get a chance to read it, feel free to add comments below to this posting regarding the May issue. You will be able to see the editorial, table of contents, and selected articles on the website here. The lead article is Mark Strom’s Paul and the reframing of leadership. Excellent article. Enjoy.
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Stimulus 14-1 February 2006
Posted by stimulusjournal on May 17, 2006
Welcome to dialogue regarding the February 2006 issue of Stimulus. Feel free to comment. You can find the editorial, table of contents, and some selected online articles here. My own favourite was Daniel Oodshoorn’s article on Speaking Christianly in the midst of Babel. Enjoy.
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Welcome to the Stimulus Journal discussion forum
Posted by stimulusjournal on May 16, 2006
Welcome to the discussion forum for Stimulus, the New Zealand journal of Christian thought and practice.
“Our aim is to be part of the gospel imperative to transform minds and put faith in God into practice.”
Now in its 14th year of publication, Stimulus continues to draw readers, writers and comment. As its name implies, Stimulus provides provocative and challenging material for thoughtful readers. To access our home page go to www.stimulus.org.nz.
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