Archive for September 2010

Ground Zero! – Is 9/11 a symbol for Western culture?

Sep 15th, 2010 | By Peter Corney | Category: Christ and Culture

By Peter Corney
In the 2004 edition of his brilliant and provocative book The Wreck of Western Culture –Humanism Revisited, John Carroll has added a last chapter on the significance of 9/11 and the attack on the Twin Towers in New York.
He argues insightfully that the attack on the World Trade center in New York [...]

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Speaking the Gospel into the pain of existence

Sep 1st, 2010 | By Peter Corney | Category: Evangelism and Mission, Uncategorized

By Peter Corney
Irvin D.Yalom writes fascinating stories based on his experience as a psychotherapist. His work in group psychotherapy is highly regarded in the US and Australia by professionals in the field. In one of his books Loves Executioner he describes his approach as ‘Existential Psychotherapy.’ His basic assumption is that we all experience what [...]

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