New books

"The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece & Rome" edited by Michael Gagarin ; Oxford University Press, 2009.

This multi volume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world: Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman - from the Bronze age to the 5th century C.E. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.

A survey

Are you a distance student studying theology and biblical studies at a college or university in New Zealand? Currently enrolled and completed at least one semester?
Or completed your studies in 2010?

This is invitation to participate in an anonymous online survey that looks at information seeking behaviour of distance students.

The survey should only take 10-15 minutes of your time. The survey is anonymous, and no data that will identify your individually is being collected. The results will be published as a journal article, or presented at a conference.

To complete the survey, please click on the link below before Friday 20 May 2011.
http://easysolutions.co.nz/library

Approval to conduct this research has been obtained from Carey College Academic Committee.

If you have any queries or concerns, you can contact me at siong.ng@carey.ac.nz

Christchurch - Baptist action

Resources:

Baptist Union website and Facebook page.
http://www.baptist.org.nz/

"What God is saying to Christchurch?" - Steve Graham article (Dean of Laidlaw College - ChCh)
http://stevegrahamchch.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-god-is-saying-to-christchurch.html

Australian video talks on helping people after disaster:
http://nzpsych.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc

Sermon by prof. John Lenox from Oxford University preaching at Spreydon on the topic " A city in crises" and directly addressing the qusetion "why the eartquake?"
http://www.spreydon.org.nz/


http://disasters.massey.ac.nz/factsheet/disaster-stress.htm
Massey paper re helping specific ages and types of people after disasters.


http://pledge.canterburyearthquake.org.nz/This website has been set up by Civil Defence as a way for businesses and NFPs to offer goods or services that Civil Defence can arrange logistics for i.e. arrange distibution to a specific community in need.

Staff publishing

Michael Duncan has written an article titled "Local churches and the stranger" in "Australian journal of mission studies" Vol. 4, No. 2 2010.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the library staff!

L Library will be closed from Friday the 24th
of December 2010 to Wednesday the 5th of January 2011.

Staff publishing

Laurie Guy's article "the rise and fall of the Sabbath in New Zealand" has been published in the latest issue of "The Pacific journal of Baptist research"

Book launch - Carey Baptist College Sep 24th at 7.30 pm.

Brian Smith's new book "Who made God? : and other tricky questions" is being launched in Auckland at Carey Baptist College on September 24th at 7.30 pm.

Function is free and open to anyone who would like to attend.

Library Week 16 August - 22 August 2010

Come and celebrate Library Week with us.

Free coffee on Monday 16 August.

Venue: Dining Hall.

Staff publishing

Myk Habets published book "The Spirit of truth" is now available in the library!

Staff publishing

Laurie Guy has written an article titled "Spirit possession and Deliverance Ministry in the Auckland Assembly of God, 1970-1983" in the new published book "Spirit possession, theology, and identity : a Pacific exploration" Elaine M. Wainwright, general editor ; with Philip Culbertson and Susan Smith.

Hot from the press

Laurie Guy's new book "Making sense of the Book of Revelation", published by Regent's Park College with Smyth & Helwys Publishing is now available in the Library.

Carey staff publishing

George Wieland in cooperation with Andrew Butcher has published an article titled

"Go from your country : missiological reflections on Asian Christians in New Zealand"
Stimulus, Feb 2010, Vol. 18. Issue 1.