In Depth:  Ian Cooper

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Imperfect, but helpful?
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Imperfect, but helpful?

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

The Chosen is an American TV and film series on the Life of Christ, which from uncertain beginnings has become a global success.

It has millions of viewers and has been dubbed or subtitled in scores of languages. With a model of crowd-funding it has raised the vast sums needed for a series which aims to complete seven seasons of eight episodes each, 56 episodes in total. Currently it has done three seasons, 24 episodes, and is available on Netflix, Amazon, YouTube and the Angel Studio and Chosen apps – it’s free on the apps. The director is Dallas Jenkins, a conservative evangelical, 46 and married with four children, whose father Jerry Jenkins was the author of the Left Behind books. So why, when most Christian film series are cheesy or preachy or both, has this been a terrific hit.

Letter

The elephant in the playground

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper
Date posted: 1 Feb 2020

Dear Editor,

Ben Alltimes article, ‘The elephant in the playground’ January p.13), on how (en so many children from Christian homes succumb to peer pressure and give up their faith, is salutary but a little pessimistic. Our family was part of a church for many years where nearly all the children are still very much Christians, often friends and spouses, and who look back on growing up in their church with great affection and delight – they refer to going back to ‘the shire’ (borrowing from Tolkien). Now why?

Virtue on the page

Virtue on the page

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Book Review ON READING WELL: Finding the good life through great books

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Making sense of it all

Making sense of it all

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Ian Cooper argues for Christianity as the best explanation for the universe and human beings

‘I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.’ C.S. Lewis

Who was Pharaoh?

Who was Pharaoh?

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Ian Cooper investigates

After 17 years in the Police Force I understand what is and is not ‘evidence’.

Our National Life - A Christian Perspective on the State of the Nation

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Book Review OUR NATIONAL LIFE: A Christian Perspective on the State of the Nation

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Ideological warfare?

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Book Review Why The Nations Rage

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The future of democracy

Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper

Our world is changing very quickly. Will democracy survive or be overtaken by events?

Lincoln's 'Gettysburg address' speaks of 'government of the people, by the people and for the people'. This we call democracy.