Does Astronomy Reveal Joshua’s Long Day?
A popular story gives a salutary warning of the need to check our sources carefully and be careful in the arguments we use.
What Role for Christianity in 21st Century Politics?
Reflections on the 2013 Cambridge University debate about the future of religion in public life.
Pontius Pilate - Have the Gospels Got it Right?
Giotto’s famous fourteenth century painting of Pilate [view it here] is an intriguing departure from the popular interpretation of…
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…
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance…
Can We Be Free Without God?
Since the days of Lucretius in Ancient Rome, the very idea of God has aroused hostility in the hearts of many who deny or question his…
What is the Trinity? Do Christians worship three gods?
One of the most commonly misunderstood ideas in the Bible concerns the teaching about the Trinity. Although Christians say that they…
Do only Christians go to Heaven?
Classical evangelical doctrine holds that salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, and that those without such faith will be…
Gender Identity and the Body
What does the biblical view of creation have to say in the transgender debate?