Notes on Chapters 36, 38, 39 & 41

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2556940Dominic’s theme for tonight was all the difficult choices we have to make in life: Dominic’s seventh talk is based on Gumbel, Nicky: Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, Cook Ministry Resources, Colorado 1996, pp. 103-118.
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2647152His theme was how the Holy Spirit, or the Spirit of God, poured into people and transformed their lives: Dominic’s eighth talk is based on Gumbel, Nicky: Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, Cook Ministry Resources, Colorado 1996, pp. 109-131.
2647153what Dominic seemed to be saying was that the Holy Spirit was a separate person: Küng, Hans: On Being a Christian, Collins, London 1977, pp. 470-1.
2667217They went straight into Dominic’s next talk: This talk is based on Gumbel: Questions of Life, pp. 133-148.
2687275all sort of programmes in prison to try and rehabilitate (psychopaths): Ronson, John: The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry. Picador, London 2011, pp. 75-92.
2697299As Christians, we believe that Jesus is the resurrected Son of God and that the only path to God is through him: Gumbel, Nicky: What About Other Religions? Alpha International, 2016, pp. 6-9. See Küng: On Being a Christian, p. 91 for a liberal Christian who takes a very different view.
2717356Dominic’s theme was the Holy Spirit again: his tenth talk is based on Gumbel, Nicky: Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, Cook Ministry Resources, Colorado 1996, pp. 149-163.
2727368Very often those who are filled with the Holy Spirit receive a new language: Gumbel: Questions of Life, pp. 155-160.
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2757451Derren Brown Messiah: Click here to watch on YouTube (accessed 28/08/2023).
2767465Derren Brown ‘instant conversion’ (explained) by mystrybox: Click here to watch on YouTube (accessed 20/08/2023).
2767468hypnotism: Brown, Derren: Tricks of the Mind, Transworld Publishers, London 2007, pp. 123-139.
2797542Apparently there are ceremonies in Japan and Indonesia: For a brief summary of research on the topic, click here to see see Making Noise and Hearing Things: The Science of Speaking in Tongues (accessed 20/08/2023).
2797554Ross is convinced that all religious experiences are just the result of stage hypnotism: See also Sutherland, Stuart: Irrationality. Pinter and Martin, London 2007, pp. 38-40.
2797557Anil Seth’s TED talk: Click here to see it on ted.com (accessed 20/08/2023).
2797558user interface The phrase is in fact Donald Hoffman’s, whose views on consciousness are quite different from Anil Seth’s. Click here to see a lecture in which he expounds his views (accessed 03/10/2025).
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2877777Dominic’s theme for the evening was Satan: Dominic’s twelfth talk is based on Gumbel, Nicky: Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, Cook Ministry Resources, Colorado 1996, pp. 165-179.
2887791He wants to tempt us with witchcraft using seemingly innocent tales of the clever magician Harry Potter: To be fair, I don’t think Nicky Gumbel has ever actually condemned Harry Potter, but he certainly comes close in Questions of Life (p. 168); For an example of conservative Christian opposition to Harry Potter, see ‘Teaching assistant quit in protest at Harry Potter’ The Guardian 8 June 2007.

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