Two latest Comments I read on Facebook Chris Chew The reason why the churches went to court is seek the reason WHY the word is banned without even a dialogue by the KDN. If you search through the news, KDN just issued and banned the usage after it was lifted in 2003. It’s being used…
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Random Links 380 on #Allah in Malaysia
‘Allah’ row: Dealing with false insecurities Getting back to the core matter again. Perhaps this is a message worth repeating, to assuage the obviously palpable fears. This is an important move in ensuring harmony amongst all religions. Some have argued that the Muslim God is entirely different from the Christian God, and indeed religious scholars…
Random Links 379 on #churcharson in Malaysia
Anwar meets Christians to defuse tension It was an important gathering. The Lutheran Bishop Philip Lok did well as a host and later moderator of the dialogue. Now, we await for the invitation from the PM. The dialogue, attended by about 100 members of the Christian community from various denominations, was hosted by Bishop Phillip…
Random Links 348 on #Allah
Advice To Blogs On Issue Over Use Of Word "Allah" By Herald The fact is that this is a good chance for genuine interfaith conversations whether in forums or between friends. The next link has the announcement. I think I’m trying to model (albeit I admit my bias) a positive approach. Malaysian Christians ? Chinese…
Random Links 347 on #Allah
I will quickly compile this series of links so we can hear the various voices on the reaction to the recent High Court judgment. More personal reflections on the matter later. Love and intellect in absentia – Ustaz Maszlee Malik & Dr Musa Mohd Nordin It is unfortunate that things went to the courts. And…
Random Links 346 on #Newbigin (Updated)
Celebrating Lesslie Newbigin’s 100th Birthday Today with 10 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Him Interesting fact about Bonhoeffer and Newbigin both of whom have inspired me tremendously! Though only three years apart in age, Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Feb 4, 1906 – Apr 9, 1945) and Lesslie Newbigin (Dec 8, 1909 – Jan 30, 1998)…
Random Links 345 on #Copenhagen2009
COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009 Official site. Copenhagen 2009: An A-Z Guide Good Intro “D is for DENIERS, those who deny that climate change is happening. They’ve become increasingly vocal, seizing on every opportunity to debunk the scientific consensus – such as the e-mails hacked from the University of East Anglia Climate…
Random Links 344 on #Theology
Liberation Theology is Alive and Well Good stuff my a fellow Lutheran. Liberation Theology is one resource amongst many I’ve grown to appreciate critically and creatively. “. Liberation theology is spiritually grounded on – and gets its motivation from – the life changing encounter with Christ as liberator and with our neighbours in need. Their…
Random Links 343 on #John Zizioulas
I’m enjoying myself working on my Masters of Theology papers (that’s why the blogging has been less frequent – might just repost some of the stuff from the papers!). The path has led me to consider the relationship between the Trinity and the Church – Trinitarian Ecclesiology. A friendly professor pointed me to this Eastern…
Random Links 342 on #Rowan Williams
God’s Mission and Ours in the 21st century An address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a meeting of the Intercontinental Church Society at Lambeth Palace Making disciples is a matter of shaping people who are willing to go on learning from God. Interestingly, Jesus doesn’t seem to talk about making members, recruiting people to…