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Life at the End of Us vs Them: Cross Culture Stories

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Sep 12, 2020 | Books |

Our present moment can no longer sustain a stable “us” defined against an alien “them.” So say René Girard and Ivan Illich, radical critics of both Christianity and culture. If they are right, this makes our time an endtime. The end of us against them can deteriorate into the chaos of each against each, or it can open outward into freely chosen communion. It is an expectant—and apocalyptic—time. How does one live in this strange, endtime world? As a wanderer in the odd, cross-culture country Girard and Illich have mapped, the author finds himself in a surprising new place in relation to those who are his other: women, queer folk, refugees, Muslims, atheists, and Indigenous people. In this collection of essays, he blinks, looks around, and makes some field notes.

Jesus the Forgiving Victim

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Sep 12, 2020 | Books |

Jesus the Forgiving Victim Listening for the Unheard Voice is comprised of four books of essays.
Book One – Starting human, staying human
Book Two – God, not one of the gods
Book Three – The difference Jesus makes
Book Four – Unexpected Insiders

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Sep 12, 2020 | Books |

Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world’s most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world.

I and Thou

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Sep 7, 2020 | Books |

Martin Buber (1897-19) was a prolific and influential teacher and writer, who taught philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1939 to 1951. Having studied philosophy and art at the universities of Vienna, Zurich and Berlin, he became an active Zionist and was closely involved in the revival of Hasidism.Recognised as a landmark of twentieth century intellectual history, I and Thou is Buber’s masterpiece. In this book, his enormous learning and wisdom are distilled into a simple, but compelling vision. It proposes nothing less than a new form of the Deity for today, a new form of human being and of a good life. In so doing, it addresses all religious and social dimensions of the human personality.

Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Sep 7, 2020 | Books |

Is it still possible, in an age of religious and cultural pluralism, to engage in Christian apologetics? How can one urge one’s faith on others when such a gesture is typically regarded with suspicion, if not outright resentment? In Humble Apologetics John G. Stackhouse brings his wide experience as a historian, philosopher, journalist, and theologian to these important questions and offers surprising–and reassuring–answers.

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