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•  28/01/2021 11:48 AM

Postmodernism, "woke", Social Justice, all have had enormous influence in the modern world. Our University teaching has been influenced, our politics transformed, our society "awakened", But is it all good and how does the Amateur Christian relate?

•  24/12/2020 03:14 PM

Few Christians look to the writings of Karl Marx for inspiration, however if they did, they might find that he has a lot to say about attitudes to “human rights” today. The Amateur Christian has recently been reading about Marx and is interested in how his views might compare with Jesus’ teaching.

•  29/09/2020 02:35 PM

Our image of God will influence how we see his part in the current pandemic. It also impacts how we view current Woke culture, which fails to offer the hope of Christianity.

•  13/07/2020 01:18 PM

We live in a world where hypersensitive members of minority groups (thats most of us) squeel at the first sign of offence. But as a Christian I am considering whether I should cause offence more frequently?

•  23/06/2020 03:17 PM

We all believe that black lives matter, but how about the organisation Black Lives Matter. I was terrified when I looked at their website.

•  12/06/2020 05:14 PM

The Amateur Christian asks why statues mean something to him and something different to others. Should we get rid of all statues?

•  04/06/2020 06:44 PM

Free Speech has been a core value of western democracies for all my life. But now it is under attack as never before. Do I still believe in Free Speech?

•  19/05/2020 03:37 PM

Progressive thinking has influenced both politics and church in recent years. Is this helpful and would the Amateur Christian like to be known as "progressive"?

•  02/05/2020 05:25 PM

What is God's role in sending the coronavirus? Could he have a purpose or is he saying something to us?

•  28/04/2020 05:02 PM

The Government has recently announced death benefits payable to NHS workers. This is at a time of significant National Debt which successive Governments fail to address. What has the Bible to say?

•  24/04/2020 05:21 PM

What about church do I miss during lockdown. A brief consideration of what is really important about church now.

•  21/04/2020 04:29 PM

We have seen various approaches to mission over the last 50 years. What can we learn for mission in the 2020's?