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1. Biblical Perspectives 2. Hot Issue: Multi-Ethnic Congregations/Church Communities OR HUP (Homogeneous Unit Principle) Churches? 3. General 4. Videos 5. Websites ____ 1. Biblical Perspectives The Bible as Authority as an Antidote to Cultural Imperialism Bible Translation in Historical Context. The Changing Role of Cross-Cultural Workers (International Journal of Frontier Missiology) A Brief Investigation of [...]

First port of call: Aussie ESL (lots of great resources and links) 1. General 2. Help in Particular Areas 3. Relevant Resources from Face to Face Intercultural 4. Resources to Use Online (usable in classes IF internet access and good video-audio capability) ____ 1. GENERAL Activities for ESL Students Arlington Education and Employment Program. REEP [...]

Introduction This man can speak a little English. He can not read or write in English.  He has a problem at work. Abdul’s Story Hi. My name is Abdul. I am from Morocco. In my country I was an accountant. When I came to the U.S., I needed a job. My friend told me about [...]

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Paul has reminded Timothy “how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). He continues: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that [...]

In a recent article on Nietzsche, Eva Cybulska (Philosophy Now, Sept-Oct) observes Nietzsche’s debt to Heraclitus’ concept of the coincidence of opposites, often dubbed “the unity of opposites”. Cybulska explains that it was Heraclitus’ belief that all things were characterised by pairs of contrary properties. So, for example, one and the same thing may be [...]

This blog continues the series of studies looking at references to the Garden(s) of Paradise, as depicted in the Qur’an. Our last blog on this matter was on September 9. The next relevant passage is from Surah 47:4-8 (Yusuf Ali): 4 Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, [...]

There is one important respect in which Aristotle is closer to biblical thought than Plato. For Aristotle this man or this horse are what primarily exist. In the Categories Aristotle produces a list of ‘categories’ in which he distinguishes between the various kinds of things which can be said of or be inherent in such [...]

In his book Separate No More Norman Peart points out that in early Colonial society (the 1600s) English law, which then governed Virginia, required any slave, African or white, to be freed upon conversion to Christianity on the rationale that “infidels could be enslaved as a means of communicating the gospel to them.” This disgraceful [...]

This is my attempt to summarise what Buddhists mean when they speak of karma. It is important in approaching this subject to recognise the difference between what most lay Buddhists at the popular level understand by karma and what is taught in Buddhist texts and by Buddhist scholars. Karma in Buddhism www.facetofaceintercultural.com.au