Setting the record straight on the Church's dark history
Marcus K Paul's book 'The Evil That Men Do' offers a more balanced view of church history; acknowledging the good as well as the bad.
Science, Religion and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Would contact with extraterrestrial beings create a crisis of faith? Chris Oldfield reviews 'Science, Religion and the Search for…
Stoning and the Cherry Pickers
This article responds to Sam Harris’ assertion that one can justify stoning someone to death for adultery by appealing to the New…
"Religion causes wars"
The suggestion that, "Belief leads to intolerance and ultimately to conflict" is one of the most popular ideas around, but is it true?
Power Against People: A Christian Critique of the State
The following is an extract from Philip Vander Elst's full paper of the same title. The whole paper can be downloaded from the link on the…
"Is Seeing Believing?"
Is our own experience the final and only arbiter for what we can accept as true?
Narcissism - The Worldview of Self
Andrew Fellows' series of four talks on Narcissism - the Worldview of Self
How (Not) To Be Secular - a review
This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age.
Transgender
A helpful talk for understanding transgender issues and thinking about how to respond to a transgender person.