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Peter Bentley

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Peter Bentley is a Sydney (Australia) based writer and commentator on church, media and cultural issues. He is a former President of the Australasian Religious Press Association.

  • Blessing by bequest

    Giving generously. Most of us are aware of the often-quoted verse:“Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, ...

  • The Lure of [Space] Exploration 

    I was privileged to meet the author of this book Christopher Roosa, quite a few years back now through a friend; the brother of Christopher’s wife.

  • iGods Ten Years On

    Yes, this book is ten years old this year (2023), and oddly I found it more interesting than when it first came out. Craig Detweiler wrote quite a seminal work at a time when most people had not even begun to think about the impact of technology, and howsocial media technology was changing our spiritual lives and the church.

  • The questions you should be asking

    First a disclaimer, I met Brian at the 2023 Christian Leadership Conference in Chicago in March.

  • The USA and Voting

    The USA has long fascinated me, and I have embarked on a series of reflections on culture in the USA, using American film or television as a prompt. This is the tenth article and considers voting, particularly for the Presidential elections.

  • Jesus Meets Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and Becomes Almost Famous: Jesus Revolution (2023)

    While watching the film Jesus Revolution I could not help but to think of directors Quentin Tarantino and Cameron Crowe, partly for the use of apt era-related music and the storytelling aspects, but mainly for the seamless almost lyrical style.

  • The Words We Use

    There are many verses in the Bible about our tongues and speech, and our need to be aware of the power of our words.

  • "The Consequences of ‘The Sexual Revolution’

    Over the last decade, I have read a number of books that consider the consequences of the major changes to sexual practice and understanding since the 1960s.

  • The 2019 Gutenberg Award

    In 2019 as the then President of the Australasian Religious Press Association I had the privilege of presenting the Gutenberg Award to Dr Mark Tronson.

  • The USA and Personal Image

    The USA has long fascinated me, and I have embarked on a series of reflections on culture in the USA, using American film or television as a prompt.