Few Christians would deny the importance of reading Christian books. They can help us grow in knowledge, strengthen our faith and broaden our perspective. However, not everything released is edifying. Your.Sydneyanglicans.net has spoken to Christian book publishers and sellers to find out what Christians are reading now, what concerns them and what reading trends we are likely to see in 2008. Read full story »
Read Joseph Smiths Indepth column Readers Indigestible to find out what Christians were reading most in 2007.

No one knows which books Christians will devour in 2008 but Joseph Smith looks at the books that Christians were consuming during 2007.

One of my friends commented that the week at Summer School was a taste of heaven "“ eating good food, worshipping God in song, standing along our brothers and sisters of different colours and cultures, and having our perspectives refreshed by Gods.

Arguably Sydney Dioceses greatest living theologian has been honoured by the launch of three new books that aim to bring his teachings to a new generation.

The culture and society of one quarter of the worlds population is all too easily squeezed into uniform Western generalisations. But as Rob Gifford explains, China is so vast and diverse that it is better understood as a continent or even an empire.

Of all the mental images that are conjured at the mention of a goat, do you imagine a wealthy so-called Christian too miserly to help the poor?

CMS Summer School stalwarts admit they were left rattled and shocked by a presentation yesterday on indigenous ministry that highlighted the extraordinary need to recruit missionaries for our own nation.

Genuine Christians are always going to look a little weird. Its not normal to spend your hard-earned cash on or your precious time praying for people in obscure countries that youve never even met. Its certainly not normal to leave everything you know for potential frustration and deprivation somewhere else. But it all makes senses when youre following a king who did that and more...