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?
Religious Pluralism
One of the most perceptive analysts of the consequences of pluralism for the Christian churches is Lesslie Newbigin, who is able to draw on…
Knowledge and Intuition
In the 19th century novel Far From the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy listed intuition as the first evidence for the logician. Learn how to…
Can We Deal With Hard Questions?
Some reflections on helping people handle questions about our faith.
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…
Epistemology - What is it to Know?
This three part seminar gives an historical overview of the various schools of thought on the subject epistemology - how we can know…
Art, the Gospel and What It Means to Be Human
How has the way art depicts humanity changed over time? How should the truths of the Christian view of humanity shape creative practice?
Is science the only way to know anything about anything?
Scientism says that science is the source of all our knowledge. Does this make sense or are there other sources for what we can know?