1859 and all that...
In 1859, Charles Darwin published On The Origin of Species, and the debate about how his theory of evolution relates to the first few…
Beyond the Big Bang
William Lane Craig examines the Big Bang theory and the question of why anything exists.
Hawking Strikes Again
I hesitate to go back to Stephen Hawking’s book, The Grand Design, as the press coverage at the time was immense and many people…
The universe is not an accident
An interview with theologian and scientist Alister McGrath.
'On Being' - The Scientism of Peter Atkins
Peter Atkins continues to be one of the more boisterous and outspoken of the Oxford atheists. His promotion of ‘scientism’…
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…
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…
Finding God in Middle-earth
An exploration of the Christian themes and imagery in 'The Silmarillion' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
Multiverse Musings - Is It Testable?
People regularly question whether the multiverse belongs in the arena of scientific investigation. The answers often center on a key query:…