The Blind Men, the Elephant and the Zoo
An alternative version of the traditional story of the blind men and the elephant.
Assumptions Behind Derrida's Theory of Deconstruction
Derrida lays many of his presuppositions out in a hard but very important essay called 'Structure, Sign and Play' in the Discourse of the…
Dawkins and the Abuse of History
When Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion was published in 2006, it quickly became the rallying manifesto of what has been termed New…
Doubt
‘What do you do when you're not sure?’ Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) opens his sermon with a question which…
One Way? Is Christianity the Only Truth?
What about other religions? When the world is moving in such a globalizing way, believing in one truth seems naive at best, and intolerant…
Preference or truth?
How do you respond when someone says 'Being a Christian is good for you, but I don't need that'? A look at the ramifications our…
Absolutism: Don't we all have to find truth for ourselves?
Absolute truth is often thought to lead to oppression and injustice. But what if it is the only way to real freedom?
Exclusivity: How can there be just one true religion?
With so many different religions and ways of viewing the world, how can Christians claim their way is the right one?
Don't All Religions Lead to God?
Faced with a dizzying array of religions, how can anyone say 'this one way is the truth and the only truth’?