The Historical Reliability of Mark's Gospel
What reasons do we have to trust Mark's Gospel?
The Scandinavian Sceptic (or why atheism is a belief system)
Is atheism a claim or simply a non-belief? A comparison to not believing that Sweden exists helps to clarify the issues.
The End of Faith by Sam Harris – a review
It is clear from reading The End of Faith that Sam Harris is a strong minded individual. He expresses his arguments so starkly that anyone…
Carl Sagan: The Skeptic's Sceptic
This extended review provides some excellent responses to arguments that Sagan used and which keep cropping up today.
Western Literature and the Death of God
This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…
Is Jesus History?
Is Jesus History? by Professor John Dickson explores how the life of Jesus and the claims of the Bible intersect with sources from the…
Understanding the New Atheism
A 2-part series on the New Atheism looks at (1) The Straw God and then (2) Attacks on the New Testament.
When Did People First Believe Jesus Was the Son of God?
This video considers how long it took before Jesus's first followers came to believe that he was the Son of God.
Jesus, the Gospels, and the Telephone Game
Were the Gospel accounts corrupted as they were passed on? Was there any way to prevent this happening?