Dead Apologists' Society
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What is it? Where did it come from? Where is it going? Frustrated by the lack of opportunity for grappling with issues of theology and culture in their local congregations, Simon Bibby, Murray Thornhill, Matt Malcolm, Ian Packer and Steve McAlpine started the Dead Apologists' Society in 1999. The Dead Apologists' Society is a group of Christians who meet regularly together to discuss issues of Christian faith in the context of contemporary Western culture. We hope to stimulate other Christians, especially 'lay people', to think through the implications of their faith in everyday life, whether by joining us or starting similar groups in their own locale.
Discipleship in the New Millennium ... Includes Loving God with Our.... Mind?! We believe that Christian faith entails discipleship and that there is no sphere of life excluded from the call to follow Jesus. In this case, questions of contemporary thought, society, culture, art, technology, money, work, leisure, possessions and family come under the call of "whole life discipleship."
... Needs a Theology of God?s Kingdom and Creation We affirm a non-dualistic view of Christian faith, holding that the whole of life comes under the kingdom rule of God; that while God's salvation is deeply personal, it is not private but is corporate and cosmic, embracing all creation. Therefore the gospel must be expressed as 'public truth'.
... Engages Western Culture and the Problem of (Post)Modernity We understand that (post)modernity presents momentous challenges to those who would live as Jesus' disciples. Further, despite historic Christian influence, our culture requires a genuinely missionary engagement. It is in this light that we seek to understand cultural trends. We also believe that Christ is the transformer of culture particularly through his people as a community gathered and as scattered throughout the 'everyday world'.
... Seeks to Shape Christian Common Life
What are we reading? The ?Dead Apologists? have read and are reading such things as:
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