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A degree of critical thinking

What are universities for?  There may be more answers to this question than there are academics in a typical philosophy department. And surely we do need different answers according to who asks the question.  The challenge to justify the existence Read more

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearSeptember 2, 2024 ago
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I urge you to follow the Jedi Faith

My name is Don and I’m drinking lager in my local pub. I believe that individual choice is sacred. Follow your heart in everything you do. Be true to yourself and you’ll be alright. Trust in your instincts. You can’t Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearAugust 20, 2024 ago
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Vision and revision: listening to T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot’s poetry can give us not only aesthetic pleasure or academic challenge, but real pathways towards shaping ourselves and our lives.

By Alicia Smith, 1 yearAugust 19, 2024 ago
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The Inspiring Story of George Muller and the Orphans

George Muller was born in Prussia (now Germany) in 1805. As a young man he was a real tearaway. He was a thief, a liar, a bounder, a cad, a womaniser and a committed playboy who used and abused his Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJuly 25, 2024 ago
Reforming Economics
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Reforming Economics?

“If it is to be governed essentially by the ground motive of the Christian religion, a scientific practice of economics should not be limited to the field of so-called economic policy. It needs to start with a reformation of the Read more

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearJuly 3, 2024 ago
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The Inspiring Story of Catherine Booth and the Model Match Factory

Catherine Booth was born in Derbyshire in 1829. When she was a young girl the family moved to the East End of London. She was a committed Christian and by the age of twelve she had read the Bible eight Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJuly 1, 2024 ago
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Pride and Jealousy, in Academia and Elsewhere

A guest post by Prof. Paulo Ribeiro Pride and jealousy are both complex emotions, but they differ in their motivations and manifestations. Pride typically arises from a sense of satisfaction or fulfillment in one’s own accomplishments. It often involves feelings Read more

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 2 yearsMay 20, 2024 ago
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REtoday publishes this article on Windows on Worldviews

I am delighted that REtoday has just published this article about our Worldview film resource. It has 20,000 readers. It cannot be read on the internet so here it is. ‘Nobody Stands Nowhere’ is the title of an excellent two-minute Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsMay 13, 2024 ago
RealityBites

Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reform and how the BBC tells her Story

Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich on the 21st May, 1780. She was the daughter of John Gurney, a Quaker and an owner of a woolstapling and spinning factory. Elizabeth’s mother, Catherine Gurney was also a devout Quaker. She was Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsApril 22, 2024 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A Reformational perspective on manuscript studies?

This year, I’ve been doing my research at a noted respository of medieval manuscripts – the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. This location has affected my research practice in lots of ways. While I was in Canada last Read more

By Alicia Smith, 2 yearsMarch 26, 2024 ago

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  1. t_bowman on The Story of Fred Lemon who met Jesus and Two Angels in PrisonNovember 26, 2025

    Fred Lemon was a diamond geezer. Top banana for digging this one out. Buy that man a beer, guv'nor. Tim

  2. Tim on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 30, 2025

    All prime ministers start with high ideals (alright, most, that’s you I’m thinking of, Keir Starmer) but are then overwhelmed…

  3. Kevin Keefe on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    Thanks again for another interesting and thought-provoking article. I knew very little about Abraham Kuyper prior to reading this.

  4. Jim Skillen on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    You've presented a good introduction to Kuyper and his work, Mark. Thank you. I would suggest that you might re-read…

  5. Dave Hopwood on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 24, 2025

    Thanks Mark - what an incredible leader and example. I love the quote about no part of life being beyond…

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