Ivan Ayvazovsky, "Descent of Noah from Ararat," oil on canvas, 1889. National Gallery of Armenia “Almost from the beginning of the Bible, mountains are sites of transcendent spiritual experiences, encounters with God or appearances by God.”[1] In Genesis 8:4, after what must have been a terrifying and tumultuous experience navigating the Great Flood, Noah’s Ark …
Resources on The Thirty-Nine Articles
The execution of English Reformer Thomas Cranmer, from Foxe's Book of Martyrs. A list of sources for research and commentary on The Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. For some, I have included links to PDF versions of the full text (active at 10 June 2023). If you know of useful additions to the …
The truth about making and breaking promises
Edited transcript of an interview with host Sheridan Voysey and ethicist Rod Benson, broadcast on Sydney radio station 103.2FM, 16 July 2006. SV When is a promise not a promise? There’s been a raging debate in the media this week about whether Australian Prime Minister John Howard gave his word to Federal Treasurer Peter Costello that …
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What is the mission of God?
Rod Benson, Moore College staff devotion, 6 February 2023 Opening of a new building at Moore Theological College, 1 King St, Newtown, Sydney, in 2017. We all face challenges and uncertainties in life. We feel the impact of our past, our family of origin, our environment, the choices we make, and a range of events …
The Generative-AI Eruption
A new dawn in how we build [extract from an article by David Thompson in The Atlantic, Dec 2022] The story of the year in technology might be the emergence of AI tools that seem to trace the outer bounds of human creativity. Image-generating apps, such as Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2, turn text prompts …
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