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- A Comparison of Party 'Values'
- Are 'Australian Values' Christian 'Values'?
*NEW* Greg Clarke looks at the language of 'Australian values' as it appears in our contemporary political discourse
- Can Christians Make a Difference?
- Christians in Politics
- Christians, Parties, People or Policies?
- 'Don't Vote for Christians!'
- Eight Core Christian Social Values
- Faith and Politics since election 2004
- Indigenous Policies
*NEW* Mark Brett looks at one of the less visible issues of the current election---yet one which demands our attention.
- Indigenous Policy - Federal Intervention in the Northern Territory: A Reading and Resource Guide
*NEW* The Commonwealth Government’s intervention in indigenous communities in the Northern Territory has resulted in substantial debate, not only across the Australian community, but also within the Christian churches in a variety of denominations. Doug Hynd provides an interim report in the form of a resource guide to enable people to become better informed and would help provide the basis for a substantive contribution by the Christian community on the issues at stake.
- Light and Salt - Christian Participation in Society
- Passing on 'Values' - 'Values' Language Doesn't Represent Christian Ethics
*NEW* Ian Packer questions whether the pervasive talk of 'values' represents what Christians ought to be saying about ethics despite its common usage, particularly with respect to its intrinsic subjectivism that undercuts the notion of authority in ethics.
- Politics for (Saved) Sinners 101
*NEW* Railton Hill lays out some alternatives for Christians to consider in political involvement.
- The Climate Gap
*NEW* Brian Edgar interacts with the recently released Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and reviews a number of key 'gaps' with regard to the world's greatest environmental issue": the Emissions Gap, the Effect Gap, the Growth Gap, the Moral Gap, the Policy Gap, the Language Gap, and the Opportunity Gap.
- Who Would Jesus Vote For?
- Why Should Christians Be Involved?