Brother Andrew is known for smuggling Bibles into Communist countries in the back of his VW Beetle. Since 1968 he has traveled to Islamic countries to preach Christ’s love. He has made a point of meeting with some terrorist groups, including, most recently, the Taliban. Matthew Vaughan recalls how Brother Andrew asked him: Why are [...]
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Historical Perspectives on Christians and Culture 5: Martyn and Muir’s Contrasting Approaches to Islam
Friday, June 27th, 2008Henry Martyn was a great missionary whom God used greatly in many ways. His intense passion and devotion were inspirational for many. Among his many accomplishments his translation of the New Testament into Urdu had enormous influence. Yet Martyn had clay feet, like the rest of us. He shared the views of most of his [...]
Read more...Historical Perspectives on Christians and Culture 4: The Rites Controversy in China
Thursday, June 26th, 2008The famous Jesuit missionary, Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was known in China as Li Matou. He targeted the most influential groups in Chinese society, especially the emperor and the elite official class. He introduced them to Western mathematics, science and cartography. In return he learned how to read and write Chinese and went on to translate [...]
Read more...Buddhism, Augustine and the Mystery of the Self
Saturday, May 10th, 2008One of the three realities asserted by Buddhists is that of non-self. Buddhists maintain that it is not possible to locate a self in any of the components that make up what people call a person and nor does it make sense to think of the whole of the parts as being the self. Buddhism, of [...]
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