The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity - Research and other issues

Thinking Biblically about the iPod

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:52:55 +0100

Author: Brian Draper

Summary:

The iPod is nothing less than an icon in our time. A huge critical and commercial success, Apple's portable MP3 player and companion iTunes music service has revolutionised the way we buy and listen to music. But if, as Shane Hipps believes, the medium is the message and no technology is value neutral, what has the iPod revolutionised and what are the implications for Christians wanting to embrace the technology?

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Colossians Re:mixed: Subverting the empire

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:52:25 +0100

Author: Brian Walsh and Sylvia Keesmaat

Summary:

This is an utterly compelling exploration of Colossians. It brings the text alive in the context of the Roman Empire of the 1st century and shows how the letter’s understanding of the Gospel of Christ applies so sharply to the consumerist empires of the 21st century.

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Andrew Graystone – What would Jesus watch?

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:55:51 +0100

Speaker: Andrew Graystone

Summary:

TV producer Andrew Graystone and friends discuss what role Christians should play in shaping our country’s media. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Mark Greene – Media and the Contemporary Mind

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:02:08 +0000

Speaker: Mark Greene

Summary:

Why is your watch wrong? Why do Tories read the Telegraph? And how did TV become our new community? Former adman Mark Greene examines how the content of popular media shapes our minds and our culture, how far the media agenda is set by commercial interest, and how the very nature of different media influences how we understand the world around us. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Journeys and Stories

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:31:12 +0000

Author: Nick Spencer

Summary:

Why would anyone become a Christian today? Why, when God is dead, religion a cause of global conflict, and the Church inflexible, irrelevant and illiberal, would anyone in his right mind embrace the Christian faith? They do and Journeys and Stories explores why. The result of a year-long research project conducted by LICC and a ecumenical group in Scotland, it follows and analyses the journeys and stories of over 40 Scottish men and women on their varied, often meandering, sometimes heart-breaking, but mostly inspiring journeys towards God.

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Nick Spencer and Graham Tomlin – The Responsive Church

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:05:23 +0000

Author: Nick Spencer and Graham Tomlin

Summary:

Nick Spencer, LICC’s Research Director and author of Beyond Belief and Graham Tomlin, Principal of St Paul’s Theological centre and author of The Provocative Church, explore how the church might once again capture the imagination of our culture.

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Prabhu Guptara – Globalisation: how to transform a relative curse into a greater blessing

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:13:14 +0000

Author: Prabhu Guptara

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Professor Prabhu Guptara is Executive Director, Organisational Development, of the Wolfsberg Executive Development Centre, a subsidiary of the Union Banque de Suisse. In this lecture at LICC, Prabhu brings his global business experience, historical perspective and theological acumen to bear on the global economy, examining what steps need to be taken to create a system that is fairer for the whole world. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Alister McGrath – Has Science eliminated God?

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:14:24 +0000

Author: Alister McGrath

Summary:

In this address held at LICC, Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, critiques the work of Richard Dawkins, Britain’s most famous living atheist, arguing that Dawkins’ own arguments are often suspect, based on mis-characterisations, colourful rhetoric, and questionable assumptions. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Denis Alexander – What about Darwin?

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:17:05 +0000

Author: Denis Alexander

Summary:

Denis Alexander critically reviews the variety of Christian responses to Darwin, emphasising contemporary molecular biology, and highlighting the importance of a robust Biblical doctrine of creation. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Ernest Lucas – What about Adam?

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:18:52 +0000

Author: Ernest Lucas

Summary:

During the last 200 years evangelical interpretation of Genesis 1-3 has often been caught up in the 'science and Christianity' debate. As a result these chapters have been treated as a quasi-scientific text. As Ernest Lucas explores, while Genesis may not answer our modern scientific questions, it conveys fundamental spiritual truths that are as relevant today as they were to the ancient Hebrews: truths about the world, human nature, sin and salvation. £3.75 plus P & P.

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John Wyatt – A time to die?

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:19:22 +0000

Author: John Wyatt

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Professor John Wyatt, Consultant Paediatrician and author of A Matter of Life and Death, explores the moral minefield that is euthanasia, outlining and critiquing the arguments for and against Physician Assisted Suicide and discusses in-depth the ethical and Biblical responses to dilemmas in modern medicine. £3.75 plus P & P.

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Prabhu Guptara – Why some parts of the world grew rich: The Bible and Colonalism

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:21:34 +0000

Author: Prabhu Guptara

Summary:

Professor Prabhu Guptara is Executive Director, Organisational Development, of the Wolfsberg Executive Development Centre, a subsidiary of the Union Banque de Suisse. In this lecture at LICC, Prabhu brings his global business experience, historical perspective and theological acumen to bear on the global economy, exploring the influence of the Bible in fundamentally re-shaping the primitive societies of the West, fuelling their economic growth, colonial power abuses, and eventually leading to exploitation. £3.75 plus P & P.

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The Responsive Church: listening to our world, listening to God

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:02:40 +0000

Author: Nick Spencer and Graham Tomlin

Summary:

How can Christians respond to honest doubts and criticisms in a way
that is faithful and relevant? In four sections, God, Christianity,
Christians and Church, Nick summarises and analyses the research from his
books, Beyond Belief? and Beyond the Fringe, describing current popular
attitudes to these four topics. Then Graham helps us to see just what God
is saying through his word and the Holy Spirit as we listen to the voice of
our critics. Alister McGrath, in his foreword, says that ‘Spencer and
Tomlin have done the church an immense service by showing how it can respond
to change while remaining faithful to the gospel’

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Beyond Belief?

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:03:26 +0000

Author: Nick Spencer

Summary:

What stops people from hearing the Gospel? Why do some people dismiss Christianity out of hand? What are the main barriers to religious faith today? Are there any bridges to counterbalance them?...

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Beyond the Fringe - Researching a Spiritual Age

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:05:09 +0000

Author: Nick Spencer

Summary:

This book reports on research into the varied beliefs and understandings of people who have no committed or formalised faith - revealing in detail people's belief, unbelief and longings in a way not known before.

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