Wilberforce and Huxley: A Legendary Encounter
The encounter between Bishop Samuel Wilberforce ("Soapy Sam") and T.H. Huxley ("Darwin's bulldog") is often portrayed as a typical example…
The Delusions of Atheists
A look at some of the claims of atheists concerning belief in God and how they (mis)use science.
Sapiens – a critical review
Yuval Noah Harari’s 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' is a fascinating book, yet there are also deep flaws.
Theistic Evolution & Intelligent Design in Dialogue
Peter S. Williams responds to Denis Alexander on the issue of the Christian and biblical understanding of evolution and intelligent design.
Creation and Evolution?
This is the first in a series of interactions between Denis Alexander and Peter S. Williams on the issue of evolution and intelligent…
Conflict Myths: Bishop Ussher and the Date of Creation
There is probably no name more indelibly linked with rigid church fundamentalism than that of Bishop James Ussher (1581-1656), who today is…
Does Astronomy Reveal Joshua’s Long Day?
A popular story gives a salutary warning of the need to check our sources carefully and be careful in the arguments we use.
Faith and Facts
I don’t like the word ‘faith.’ Not because faith isn’t valuable, but because it’s often deeply misunderstood.…
What You Need to Know about the Evolution Debate
Writing anything on creation and evolution feels akin to sticking a sign on my back reading, ‘Kick me!’ I’m exposing…