The End of Faith by Sam Harris – a review
It is clear from reading The End of Faith that Sam Harris is a strong minded individual. He expresses his arguments so starkly that anyone…
Dawkins and the Abuse of History
When Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion was published in 2006, it quickly became the rallying manifesto of what has been termed New…
Jesus, Interrupted – a review
Readers of EN may remember a previous article where I reviewed several books by Bart Ehrman. I observed that Ehrman had previously been a…
Is Fulfilled Prophecy of Value for Scholarly Apologetics?
During the past twenty years, evangelical Christian apologetics has made significant progress in some areas. Today in the field of…
God as Wish Fulfilment?
A central task of apologetics is to create a situation in which it is possible to come to faith. Part of this responsibility involves the…
Is Evolution Atheistic?
When Richard Dawkins wrote that his discovery of evolution had enabled him to be an ‘intellectually fulfilled atheist’, many…
Atheism and Child Abuse
I woke up this morning to a radio news item about the continuing scandal of child abuse carried out by some Catholic priests during the…
What Are the Chances?
The Jewish Bible contains over 100 promises about an exceptional person who would come to save the world. But what were the chances that…
Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?
A review of Michael Licona's attempt to explain differences in the Gospel narratives by looking at the work of Plutarch.