Flipping the meaning of Lent
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day? The consumerist flip.
How Good is Good Enough for God?
Are we good? Should we decide by comparing ourselves to other people or to God? Is goodness relative or absolute?
Young Nation
Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response?
Is science the only way to know anything about anything?
Scientism says that science is the source of all our knowledge. Does this make sense or are there other sources for what we can know?
Surprised by Oxford: best book I read in a year
A review of Carolyn Weber's account of finding God at Oxford.
The Future for Christianity
Why the case for the truth of Christianity has never been stronger - but Europe is a difficult place to spread that message.
New Atheism's Wardrobe Malfunction
This extract from 'Atheism's New Clothes' responds to the accusation that theology is empty, like the Emperor's New Clothes.
Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
Bob Price and David Instone-Brewer discuss the Bible's attitude to slavery on Justin Brierley's 'Unbelievable?' radio programme.
What Role for Christianity in 21st Century Politics?
Reflections on the 2013 Cambridge University debate about the future of religion in public life.