Sapiens – a critical review
Yuval Noah Harari’s 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' is a fascinating book, yet there are also deep flaws.
Marcus Paul is author of The Evil That Men Do (Sacristy Press, 2016) and Ireland to the Wild West (Ambassador International, 2019) and School Assemblies for Reluctant Preachers. He has two degrees in English and history and has enjoyed a life-long career working with students and sixth formers in universities and schools in three continents. He now spends his time running a 'School Pastor' scheme and writing and speaking about the Gospel and the Church, as well as painting and reading. He also enjoys rock climbing and travel - having had (as a young man) the now nearly impossible experience of hitch-hiking ‘on a shoestring’ ten thousand miles round Africa and the Near East. He is married with two grown-up children.
Yuval Noah Harari’s 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' is a fascinating book, yet there are also deep flaws.
John Dickson's book 'Bullies and Saints' examines the dark and light of church history.
An in-depth look at Jordan Peterson's 'antidote to chaos'.
An in-depth engagement with historian Tom Holland's account of Christianity's lasting impact on thinking and morality of the West.
Yuval Noah Harari's wide-ranging book offers fascinating insights. But it also contains unspoken assumptions and unexamined biases.
An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters
This wide-ranging collection of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' writing and speeches offers plenty of food for thought.