{"id":1168,"date":"2010-08-15T11:01:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T11:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2010\/08\/theological-books-down-under.html"},"modified":"2010-08-15T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2010-08-15T11:01:42","slug":"theological-books-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2010\/08\/theological-books-down-under.html","title":{"rendered":"Theological Books Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/papias-thumb-400x400-16418.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thumbnail image for papias.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/137\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/07\/papias-thumb-400x400-16418-thumb-500x500-16419.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the real problems for theological education in far flung places like Australia and New Zealand is the cost of theological books. Having spent a good deal of this and last summer Down Under in both countries, it is clear to me this is a serious issue.&nbsp; Ordering books on Amazon U.S. from there can be prohibitively expensive counting shipping etc.and its no better using ordinary&nbsp; in country book store chains who have to special order most theological books&#8230;.you don&#8217;t even get them in a very timely fashion. &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Yes, there is the mega-store in Sydney otherwise known as Koorong,&nbsp; (or as I like to put it &#8216;too right mate&#8212;&#8211; you can&#8217;t always go Koorong&#8217;). &nbsp; But I have a mo&#8217; better suggestion.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Order your books from Hugh McGinlay at Mosaic Resources. The website is www.mosaicresources.com.au. Hugh is a fine Christian gentleman and theologically trained, and cares about the ministry of serious theological books.&nbsp; As it happens he is now offering a 15% discount on a bunch of my latest titles, but he has good discounts on other theological books and commentaries as well. If you have a question for him directly you can reach him at hugh@rainbowbooks.com.au. <\/p>\n<p>So calling all Aussies and Kiwis and my Methodist friends from Tonga and Fiji.&nbsp; Check out Mosaic Resources.&nbsp; You will be glad you did, and in the process, you will be helping support cheaper theological books Down Under. &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the real problems for theological education in far flung places like Australia and New Zealand is the cost of theological books. 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