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…
Power Against People: A Christian Critique of the State
The following is an extract from Philip Vander Elst's full paper of the same title. The whole paper can be downloaded from the link on the…
Christianity, Space and Aliens
The ongoing scientific quest to explore space – 'the final frontier' – is intimately bound up with the search for 'strange new…
If Christianity is True, Then Why do I Have These Problems?
Gavin McGrath takes a look at some of the problems that Christians experience in their lives. © Gavin McGrath Used by the kind…
“This House Believes God is a Delusion”
On 22 November 2007, the Birmingham University Debating Society considered the motion: “This House Believes God is a Delusion”.…
Forgiveness
What is the basic biblical teaching on forgiveness? Is there a difference between an apology and asking forgiveness? What about hard cases…
No God? No Good
Theism and naturalism are contrasted with respect to furnishing an adequate foundation for the moral life. It is shown that on a theistic…
Talking about ... Political Leadership
Power corrupts. I have heard that phrase a lot in recent conversations. Some have expressed this view when talking about…
The Loss of God in the Novel
English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…