Adam and Anthropology
Denis Alexander addresses the theological issues associated with an understanding of Adam who was not the sole genetic ancestor of all of…
Studying ... The Social Sciences?
How do subjects like sociology, human geography and anthropology reveal the wonder and brokenness of human culture?
The Heart of Contentment
Does the philosophy of individualism lead to happiness? How does the desire for freedom link in with the human need for relationship?
Are People Plastic?
Peter Sanlon gives a brief introduction to his book on 'Queer Studies'.
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…
Do We Know Why We Are All Equal?
The forthright defence of the permissibility of "after-birth abortion" – infanticide – by two Melbourne-based philosophers in…
Talking about ... Community
When the aliens begin to attack in Steven Spielberg's latest blockbuster War of the Worlds, the panicking public assume that this must be…
Getting Out of My Head - the Problem of Introspection
Many people today describe that they are 'living inside their own head'. This describes a state of disconnection from reality outside of…
Understanding Depression
What is depression? Is depression sin or sickness? How can we recognize Clinical Depression? What makes some people more vulnerable to…