Asylum of the Daleks
"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…
A Vogue for Vincent
Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…
Adam and Anthropology
Denis Alexander addresses the theological issues associated with an understanding of Adam who was not the sole genetic ancestor of all of…
Creating Life in the Lab by Fazale Rana – a review
The creation of a simple bacterium with completely synthetic genetic material by Craig Venter and co-workers last year created a huge wave…
A Friendly Dialogue Between an Atheist & a Christian – a review
This is a curious book. At one level it has an immediate appeal. Christians need to be challenging those of other religions and worldviews…
What Does it Mean to be Human?
Drawing on recent scientific arguments including evolutionary explanations of morality and the latest experiments in neuroscience, as well…
Surrogates
‘You can live your life without limitations and become anyone you want to be.’ Disease and injury, ageing and ugliness, death…
Responding to The Goldilocks Enigma
Paul Davies is a brilliant science writer. As an eminent physicist and cosmologist, he knows his subject matter with distinction. Better…
Religulous
Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…