We all know of great people who have contributed much to the world. America has George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. England has Winston Churchill. In Australia the great names dont instantly spring to mind. Maybe that is because we enjoy crushing tall poppies.

Mark Thompson has contributed the latest volume to this excellent series on the clarity of scripture, and he analyses the issue with thoughtfulness, clear headedness and insight.

Over recent weeks a series of articles have centred on the writings of atheists or agnostics, alarmed at the threat of religious belief.

Its official "“ well at least it has been committed to newsprint "“ that Dean Philip Jensen is a ratbag.

Anglicares leading researcher will examine a variety of issues that lead to social exclusion at a CASE conference today.

The Macquarie University Student Union is holding firm on its refusal to allow an African evangelist to preach on campus, but Sydney Anglicans have managed to circumvent the ban.

Robert Gascoigne has collated a series of essays written by Australian Roman Catholic theologians and academics which introduce, and comment on, the highlights of the ministry of Pope John Paul the second.

A new commission of inquiry into youth homelessness in the last month has revealed that the number of homeless youth in Sydney has doubled to 35,000 over the last 20 years.