Dawkins and the Public Understanding of Scientism
Zoologist Dr. Richard Dawkins (1941-) is ‘materialistic, reductionist and overtly anti-religious.’[1] Charles Simonyi, head of…
Are Christians on the Wrong Side of History?
Christians have been responsible for both good and evil throughout history - how can we accurately assess Christianity in light of this?
Approaching Scripture as an Academic
A consideration of the relationship of science and certain Biblical issues, including the nature of miracles and the Exodus.
Minor Characters in the Gospels
Do the Gospels give us any indication that they are using eyewitness testimony? Richard Bauckham examines some of the minor characters in…
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.
Apologetics and Bioethics
Rapid advances in medical understanding and possible treatments present many challenges to society in general and challenge the Christian…
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.
The Good Book: A Secular Bible – a review
Peter S. Williams offers his thoughts on philosopher A.C. Grayling's The Good Book: A Secular Bible. Note that Grayling lays his book out…
Three Views on the NT Use of the OT – a review
The Zondervan Counterpoints series continues to produce extremely valuable volumes of the two-, three-, four-, and five-views variety on…