Welcome to Issue 69

Contents

Editorial

Meet the new committee

Bad Hair Day?

Kat Spall looks at the nativity story in Luke and reminds us how much we've got to be thankful for

Harry Potter — Bewitching the nation

Matt Campbell explores the hype and hysteria surrounding the advent of the Harry Potter phenomenon

When Two Truths do not Agree

Fiona Worthy asks why as Christians we find it so hard to reconcile our beliefs with what science teaches us

Biblical Intolerance

Simon Arscott on whether today's Christianity matches up to biblical standards

Looking Outside Our Christian Culture

Dave Mclure asks what Christians from around the world can teach us about the way we should be living our lives.

Measuring Up

Peter Thomas encourages us to rediscover the art of humility

A Very Political Saint

Matt Campbell explores the life and times of Thomas More

The Thinker: Is Christmas a waste of time and money?

You tell us what you think

What is the Old Testament There For

Sarah Trethewey asks what relevance the Old Testament has for Christians today?

Declaration of aims

Christis magazine, while having a Christian basis, is open to those of any faith or none. We welcome articles on social, political, religious, cultural and personal issues, provoking discussion within Christianity and beyond it.

Created with the help of the following people:

Simon Arscott
Matt Campbell
Rachel Cavill
NL Coleman (nlc102)
Mark Ford
SP Johnson (spj100)
Tony Lester
Dave Maclure
Robert Marchant
Ian Miller

Helen Robbins
Vicki Russell-Smith
Tom Saddington
Kat Spall
Max Spicer
Peter Thomas
Sarah Trethewey
Peter Tylor
Ian Warren
Fiona Worthy

Apologies to anyone else that we have left out of this list.

Disclaimer

By Christis

Christis magazine, while having a Christian basis, is open to those of any faith or none. We welcome articles on social, political, religious, cultural and personal issues, provoking discussion within Christianity and beyond it.

Created with the help of the following people:

Simon Arscott
Matt Campbell
Rachel Cavill
NL Coleman (nlc102)
Mark Ford
SP Johnson (spj100)
Tony Lester
Dave Maclure
Robert Marchant
Ian Miller

Helen Robbins
Vicki Russell-Smith
Tom Saddington
Kat Spall
Max Spicer
Peter Thomas
Sarah Trethewey
Peter Tylor
Ian Warren
Fiona Worthy

Apologies to anyone else that we have left out of this list.

Disclaimer

The views contained in Christis are not necessarily the views of the Committee, neither are they all necessarily from a Christian viewpoint. If you have any doubts or concerns about anything you read in here, please email us at editor@christis.org.uk or drop a note in our societies pigeonhole in the SU building.