Transgender – a review
With transgender issues raising difficult questions, this book from Vaughan Roberts offers a helpful introduction.
Gender Identity and the Body
What does the biblical view of creation have to say in the transgender debate?
Postmodernism and the Question of Identity
Is there such a thing as the 'self'? Who am I? An historical and Biblical perspective on understanding the self and human identity.
After God
Pete Lowman asks what happens to the sense of Identity, Purpose, Ethics and Love when a culture tries to live without God.
The Roots of Our Gender Identity Crisis
What cultural shifts have led to the current gender debate?
The Libet Experiment and its Implications for Conscious Will
Dr Peter Clarke considers whether the experiments of Benjamin Libet call into question the reality of human will. Although quite a…
Get Real
Reality TV now seems to be everywhere. What does it tell us about what is real and what is true? And what does it say about God?
Sex and the iWorld - a review
This extensive study explores the debates around sexuality and identity, and argues that the Bible provides a more fulfilling model.
The Sexual Revolution's Long Shadow
The impact of the sexual revolution on society and on Christian thinking - and how to respond.
Gender Dysphoria
A medical and biblical exploration of gender issues.
Nothing But a Pack of Neurons?
In this paper, Stuart Judge considers whether discoveries in neuroscience that correlate our mental activity with our brain activity…
"Are human beings just deluxe chimps?"
Some of my friends never tire of pointing out that human beings are just animals. People have been doing this for decades but recent work…
Am I Just My Brain?
Are we nothing more than the result of neurons firing? Brain scientist Sharon Dirckx's concise book explores the issue from a Christian…
Transgender
A helpful talk for understanding transgender issues and thinking about how to respond to a transgender person.
Navigating the Transgender Agenda
How can Christians respond to questions about 'transgender' issues?
Identity and self-worth
Examining the concepts of self-worth and self-esteem and why such ideologies can leave us emptier than ever.
Are People Plastic?
Peter Sanlon gives a brief introduction to his book on 'Queer Studies'.
Forgiveness
What is the basic biblical teaching on forgiveness? Is there a difference between an apology and asking forgiveness? What about hard cases…
"Who am I?"
Who are you? Where does your sense of identity come from?
Is There Freedom in Running Away with the Circus?
An exploration of the themes in The Greatest Showman, with questions for reflection and discussion.
Do We Know Why We Are All Equal?
The forthright defence of the permissibility of "after-birth abortion" – infanticide – by two Melbourne-based philosophers in…
Image - What Am I Worth?
Michael Ots considers the question of self-image and asks what is the value of any human being. The talk lasts about 30 mins and is…
Studying ... Anthropology and Archaeology
Some thoughts on studying archaeology and / or anthropology as a Christian.
Psychology as Religion
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Florida in January 1995, Professor Paul Vitz provides a Christian critique of…
You Only Live Once (if then)
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Virginia in March 2009, Dr Os Guiness considers the different ways that people…
The Christian Life - Grace and Identity
How are we to think about our lives? The most basic thing we can say about our human life is that God created us to be like Himself –…
Narcissism - The Worldview of Self
Andrew Fellows' series of four talks on Narcissism - the Worldview of Self
Whose Deck is it?
An apocryphal story of Greg Koukl's backyard deck serves to illustrate an important lesson about the nature of human identity. I'm having…