The Libet Experiment and its Implications for Conscious Will
Dr Peter Clarke considers whether the experiments of Benjamin Libet call into question the reality of human will. Although quite a…
Studying ... Engineering?
The first time I'd really thought that God might have something to do with being an engineer was sitting in a lecture on the 'Professional…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…
My Biggest Mistakes in Philosophy and Theology
Two talks from the Theology Network's 'Biggest Mistakes' Conference provide helpful advice for anyone studying theology or philosophy.…
A Universe From Someone – Against Lawrence Krauss
A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Free Press, 2012), by cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss, has been lauded…
Is Christianity a Body-Hating Worldview?
Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion[1] is probably the most well known, or notorious, of the populist atheist manifestos that have…
Understanding The Trinity
Atheists and Muslims often criticise the Christian concept of the Trinity as contradictory, meaningless or false. In this article, Peter S.…
Bible Scandals
David Instone-Brewer's new book The Jesus Scandals not only shows how the life and teaching of Jesus must have shocked his contemporaries…
The Iron Lady
An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…