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Christian Scholarship and Power

As the newest member of the Faith in Scholarship team, I’ve been asked to introduce myself as my colleagues have previously done. I am currently based in London (Ontario, Canada!) where I serve as chaplain and professor of theology at Western Read more

By Michael Wagenman, 5 yearsAugust 2, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

A Reformational theory of objectivity?

Can Christian thinking enhance academic work?  It’s our conviction, at Faith-in-Scholarship, that it can.  I believe that worshipping and following Jesus Christ as lord of creation and saviour of the world should enrich all kinds of activities – including academic work, from Read more

By Richard Gunton, 5 yearsJuly 19, 2021 ago
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RealityBites

Jean-Paul Sartre and Other Backsliding Atheists

In this article I want to explore the neglected idea of the backsliding atheist. Just think of the scornful atheist who proclaims loudly: “I do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus. It’s all nonsense.” Is it possible to doubt Read more

By Mark Roques, 5 yearsJuly 9, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Ethical decision-making amid the Covid pandemic

Ethical decision-making: when might we choose to continue wearing masks if the law doesn’t require it? Image by Julián Amé from Pixabay, used with permission This is the next in a series of posts reflecting on the Covid-19 pandemic through the lens of the various ‘aspects’ of Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 5 yearsJuly 7, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Aesthetic Experience During Lockdown: Art and Hope

In the past year, while worldwide lockdowns have been instituted for the preservation of life, many people have been forced to ponder anew what the value of it is: what, if anything, makes life ‘beautiful’? In the silence of our isolated homes, the call Read more

By Georgina Bartlett, 5 yearsJune 21, 2021 ago
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RealityBites

Mary’s Biblical worldview

This is my take on Mary’s Biblical worldview. I mention lottery winners, plagues, posh nosh and celebration.

By Mark Roques, 5 yearsJune 21, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

COVID-19 and Economics

Before the pandemic, recent university graduates often told me about their struggles finding work in their field of study. Since the pandemic, most young adults I talk to have given up on the idea of finding permanent employment in their Read more

By Michael Wagenman, 5 yearsJune 14, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Aesthetic experience in the Covid era

This is the third in a series of posts considering the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of the various ‘aspects’ proposed by reformational philosophy. Last week Alicia Smith considered the religious aspect of the pandemic – the way it has revealed the underlying influence of religious attitudes Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 5 yearsJune 1, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Religion in public in the Covid era

In this week’s installment of our series of reflections on the various dimensions of the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m briefly considering the question: how has Covid-19 revealed the religious orientation of our lives? I’m taking this phrase ‘religious orientation’ to mean the ways Read more

By Alicia Smith, 5 yearsMay 24, 2021 ago
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RealityBites

Slavery, Cruelty and Nietzsche

Just think about the cruelty of a human trafficker. A man (or woman) who kidnaps innocent women and children and turns their lives into a living hell. A few years ago the journalist Ross Kemp interviewed a ruthless human trafficker Read more

By Mark Roques, 5 yearsMay 19, 2021 ago

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  1. Dr P Thomas on Serving God as a Soldier in AfricaApril 18, 2026

    Thank you for taking the time to write this piece, Mark. You have nicely juxtaposed the lives of General Lothar…

  2. t_bowman on Serving God as a Soldier in AfricaApril 4, 2026

    Thanks for this sobering story, Mark. It's so important to hold Darwin to account for his appalling racism and the…

  3. t_bowman on The Adventures of a Cornish Christian SlaveApril 4, 2026

    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

  4. t_bowman on The Adventures of a Cornish Christian SlaveApril 4, 2026

    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

  5. Mark Roques on Review: Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation MovementMarch 3, 2026

    Excellent blog Alicia. I really enjoyed reading this.

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