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Pulse Magazine – Issue 9

Welcome to the ninth issue of Pulse, the apologetics magazine published by our ministry.
This includes all the latest information about RZIM Europe and the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, as well as articles on evangelism and apologetics, details about training opportunities and much more.

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Meet Our Associates – Kosta Milkov

Kosta Milkov has recently finished a doctorate in Patristic Theology at the University of Oxford. Kosta and his wife, Nada, currently run the Balkan Institute for Faith and Culture (BIFC). He is a visiting lecturer of theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia, a Senior Associate of RZIM Europe and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Church in Macedonia. Kosta, Nada and their daughter Gabriela live in Skopje, Macedonia.

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Making History: The “war” between Science and Religion

If you ask many people today what they think about science’s relationship to religion, you are likely to be told that the two have been in conflict for a very long time. There was the trial of Galileo by the Inquisition, for example, the debate between Wilberforce and Huxley, and there is still an on-going dispute over the teaching of evolution in American schools. These usual suspects may be trotted out whenever this topic is mentioned, but are events such as these really typical of the history of science as a whole?

Contrary to the impression given by some commentators, the conflict thesis between science and religion is one that has been discredited in academic circles for some time. The rise of science in the West was, of course, a very complicated affair in which many different factors played a part. There were certainly inevitable points of tension, but this does detract from the fact that Europe was a largely Christian continent in which religious individuals and institutions inevitably played a central role in the changes that occurred.

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Apologetics in your area: Manchester

Many people contact RZIM asking about how they can begin to get involved with evangelism and apologetics. Getting appropriate training is of course an important first step, but even after attending apologetics courses it isn’t always clear what to do next.

One practical way of applying your knowledge is to develop your own apologetics group in your local area, which is what one collection of RZIM supporters have done in Manchester. We caught up with one of the organisers, Philip Lewis, who shared with us more about how the initiative began…

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Starting with Questions

Starting with a question seems like a good idea to most people: it helps to bring a sharper focus; it’s conversational; it reveals gaps in knowledge and it’s quite natural – kids seem to use questions instinctively to find out about the world. Of course, there are lazy questions and there are thoughtful questions. The difference is hard to explain, but anyone who has ever heard, or asked a great question, asked at the right time, will immediately know why good, careful, thoughtful questions are always worth asking.

Christians have often pointed to the example of God asking Adam and Eve, ‘Where are you?’ (Genesis 3:9), and the way in which Jesus interacts with people in the New Testament.

So, perhaps starting with questions isn’t such a bad idea after all, is it? Even so, some Christians are suspicious of starting with questions.

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Pulse Magazine – Issue 8

As we reach the summer there is a great deal of excitement about the many activities that we are involved with. Our team has taken part in a number of missions across the UK, including Sheffield, Canterbury and Leyland, and it has been a delight to see people both coming to the Lord and signing up to the follow-up courses. It has also been a real pleasure to see the work of the OCCA students in this, as they put their training to good effect.

It is also great to see that our Associates are continuing to quite literally change Europe. One of THE highlights of our recent time together was the opportunity to be able to listen to the reports of how our training has changed their lives and ministries and how they have used our materials to train hundreds of others. The biggest single impact has probably been in France and we are continuing to seek to grow and support our Associate network.

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Training – Record number of OCCA applicants

The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics is pleased to announce a record number of applicants both for the business course starting in June and the one year programme beginning next academic year. The enlargement of the student cohort is part of the on-going plan to grow the Centre, both in terms of its size and its overall influence. It is also hoped that the greater demand for places will help to broaden the already international student community further and to elevate academic standards to an even higher level still.

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e-Pulse – Helping to equip you each month

As part of our mission to equip Christians with the confidence and tools necessary to share and defend their faith, we have been looking at how we can improve the information we give you.

We are, therefore, pleased to report that we have now launched our new e-newsletter service to complement Pulse magazine. With Pulse magazine being printed three times a year (January, May and September), e-Pulse will be sent to you electronically during the other months of the year.

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