Updated 26.07.2025 | Our guest speakers have often referred to material where we can follow up on some of their ideas. Below is a recommended reading list of accessible material from the series.

Science and Christianity

Science and Christianity booklet (download from ISCAST.org.au), Chris Mulherin.

Science and Christianity – understanding the conflict myth, Chris Mulherin.

Can I trust the New Testament?

The historical reliability of the Gospels (1987); The historical reliability of the New Testament (2016), Craig Blomberg.

Who moved the stone? Frank Morison.

Christian Mission and indigenous culture

We wish we had done more; Blood Brothers, John Harris.

Refuge on the Roper – the origins of the Roper River Mission, Murray Seifert.

Islam and Christianity

The wisdom of Islam and the foolishness of Christianity, Richard Schumack.

Where to start with Islam, Samuel Green.

Islam in our backyard, Tony Payne.

Reasons for God

Gunning for God – why the new atheists are missing the target, John Lennox.

God is good for you – a defence of Christianity in troubled times, Greg Sheridan.

The reason for God, Tim Keller.

Can I trust the Old Testament?

The Bible and Archaeology (Hendrickson, 2018), Matthieu Richelle.

The Bible, archaeology, and history, https://thebiblearchaeologyandhistory.wordpress.com, Hans Kristensen.

Trusting God with mental health

Mental Health and your church, Thorne & Midgely.

Anxious faith, https://www.anxiousfaith.org

Finding Jesus in the storm – devotions by John Swinton for those living with psychosis and schizophrenia. Finding Jesus in the Storm

A prayer for our mental struggles, https://stjohnswestbrunswick.org.au/2025/07/17/a-prayer-for-our-mental-health/

God and Ageing

For all of us as we age:
Aging Gracefully, Tim Challies.
Aging Faithfully, Alice Fryling.
The Spiritual Dimension of Ageing, Elizabeth MacKinlay.
Living Well and Dying Faithfully, Edited by John Swinton and Richard Payne.
On Death, Timothy Keller.

For those caring for the ageing:
Priceless People, Ben R Boland.
Dementia | Living in the Memories of God, John Swinton.
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia, John Dunlop.
HammondCare resources: https://shop.hammond.com.au/collections/faith-for-life
Anna Chaplaincy resources: https://www.annachaplaincy.org.uk/books