Philosopher Umberto Eco uses his new murder mystery to challenge the trustworthiness of history, taking a swipe at Christianity on the way

It is hard to form a Christian position on war, because what the Bible has to say about the matter is complex indeed. It is even harder to make a pronouncement about the possible war with Iraq, since we know few of the facts, and our knowledge changes daily. What follows is offered to assist Christians to think theologically about the matter. PAMPHLET.pdf To see a pdf version of the paper click here.

Sometimes a book full of blind alleys and glaring omissions can reveal more of the truth than something less adventurous and with less errors. Caroline Miley's The Suicidal Church: can the Anglican Church be saved? is just such a book.

Is the new Federal privacy legislation a matter of political correctness or personal courtesy?

Is it possible to pastor a church with varying styles of ‘churchmanship' in five very different centres of ministry spread over seven services (six on Sunday and one on Wednesday)? Arthur Copeman, rector of Kincumber Anglican Parish on the Central Coast of NSW, is not only doing just that, he is seeking to expand the work by ‘planting more and more congregations in the parish'.

Just as the diocese of Sydney aims to increase the number of people in Bible-based churches in the next ten years, CMS is also aiming to dramatically increase the number of missionaries being sent out from Australia.

As the diocesan mission begins in earnest, it's likely that success stories of new, flourishing ministry initiatives will abound – God-willing. But it is also inevitable that, for whatever reason, some new initiatives won't work, at least in human terms. And that means as a Diocese, we are going to have to learn to deal with failure.