In the week after Easter I had the privilege of travelling to the Republic of Macedonia to take part in a conference on ‘The Bible and Literature’. It was co-hosted by the Macedonian Academy of the Sciences and Arts – Read more
I was delighted with this excellent and very insightful review of my new book by Australian friend Geoff Beech. We live in an age and culture where belief in the God of the Bible, and knowledge of the Bible, are Read more
Many people ask how Christianity relates to science – often assuming some kind of conflict. Faith-in-Scholarship has always involved scientists, and is more about progress than apologetics – so we’d typically start by pointing out that everyone has a worldview, that Read more
It will surely have escaped no reader’s attention that we are now less than a week away from Easter, that happiest of all days in the Christian calendar. This is the central celebration of our faith. It’s a time when Read more
Although there are a few places in the UK where Christian postgraduate groups are thriving (have a look at the list onĀ cpgrad.org.uk to find one near you), there are many cities and universities where there is no such group. This Read more
It was really good to meet the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines yesterday. He was very welcoming and gracious and we spent a good hour talking about creative communication of the Christian faith. He is a gifted and seasoned broadcaster and Read more
In the past few months, Iāve noticed increasingly regular mentions, in various places, of the concept of āimposter syndromeā as a common problem within academia ā especially for postgraduates or early-career researchers. Iām sure many reading this will already have Read more
Richard Vytniorgu offers an alternative perspective on scholarly freedom. Alicia Smithās recent blog posts onĀ RilkeĀ andĀ Scholarly work under GodĀ affirm the importance of academicsā work. But they prompt me to ask some questions. Aliciaās language is saturated by an emphasis on the āsovereigntyā of Read more
In aĀ previous post on the German poet Rilke, I concluded that art can help the Christian scholar āto acknowledge and work under the supreme agency of God in the worldā. Today I want to go a bit deeper into what Read more
Rudi Hayward reviews A Shot of Faith to the Head. I have a lot of enthusiasm for this book, which contains a lot of philosophy in a popular and accessible way. It is a response to the ānew atheism’ but not in a Read more