Studying ... Maths?
What has the God of the Bible got to do with maths? What has maths got to do with the Christian gospel?
Faith and Facts
I don’t like the word ‘faith.’ Not because faith isn’t valuable, but because it’s often deeply misunderstood.…
Christianity, Space and Aliens
The ongoing scientific quest to explore space – 'the final frontier' – is intimately bound up with the search for 'strange new…
Conflict Myths: Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a brilliant mathematician, astronomer and physicist. He was appointed to the chair of Mathematics at the…
C.S. Lewis' views on Science and Scientism
A talk on 'Science and Its Proper Boundaries: The Legacy of C.S. Lewis' outlining Lewis' views on science and scientism.
Is Christianity a Psychological Crutch?
Is Christianity just a crutch for the weak, unintelligent and scared, or is it far more than that?
Fine Tuning the Multiverse Theory
A friend of mine was enjoying a coffee break at an Open University seminar for his philosophy course. Out of the blue, a colleague asked…
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…
Carl Sagan: The Skeptic's Sceptic
This extended review provides some excellent responses to arguments that Sagan used and which keep cropping up today.