
Resources: Principal's blog

Making a Name for Yourself and Reaching for the Sky
Is there anything wrong with ambition and taking pride in your achievements? Brian Rosner writes for The Melbourne Anglican My…

Greed can take over before we realise
This article was first published in The Age, 25 September C.S. Lewis once said "there is one vice of which…

Snowballs and Bowling Balls: (2) Jesus and Nathanael
This article was first published on the Gospel Coalition Australia website. This is the second of Brian Rosner's series on…

The Image of God as Son of God
Principal, Brian Rosner, on what it means to be made in the image of God. First published by The Gospel…

Known by God
A version of this article was first printed in the June 2015 edition of The Melbourne Anglican Ridley College hosted…

If-Only Discipleship
Principal, Brian Rosner, talks about how we should approach our opportunities to serve. First published by The Gospel Coalition, Australia.…

Why did Jesus rise?
by Brian Rosner Why did Jesus rise? According to 1 Peter 1:3 the resurrection of Jesus brings us two ‘life-changing…

Why did Jesus die?
This article was first printed in the March 2014 edition of The Melbourne Anglican Why did Jesus die? Historically, from…

Disputable Matters
Brian Rosner writes Christians sometimes disagree. You don’t say! This will obviously be news to no one. The question is,…

Greed as a False Religion
This article received BEST THEOLOGICAL ARTICLE SILVER AUSTRALASIAN RELIGIOUS PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS "A timely and well written theological reflection on…

Life of Brian
The Revd Dr Brian Rosner, Principal of Ridley Melbourne, speaks to the editor of Essentials Magazine. Brian, why did you…

Does a belief in God hold back students?
I am a Fitzphile. I read the Fitz Files first thing when the paper arrives on Saturday. And I always…

What to do when Christians differ
The below is a summary for Brian's talk at Summer Under the Son (CMS) 2013. This is also the topic…

The Best Love of the Child
The Best Love of the Child Parental agonizing over children’s presents goes with the territory at Christmas. Many of us…

Reason has its place, but the human heart yearns for awe
A recent Q&A saw the Christians in the Colosseum—Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen facing atheist comedian Catherine Deveny. No doubt…

Luther’s legacy justifies stature in tale of reform
Martin Luther is a towering figure in church history whose influence remains profound. Martin Luther’s writings gripped me at two…

Interview with Alain De Botton
Brian Rosner: Thanks Alain for your willingness to answer some questions about your new book, Religion for Atheists: A non-believer’s…

Looking beyond ourselves to remain true to one’s self
THERE is one piece of advice that you hear everywhere today in all sorts of contexts. It's a big mantra…