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 on 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, I’ve noticed increasingly regular mentions, in various places, of the concept of ‘imposter syndrome’ as a common problem within academia – especially for postgraduates or early-career researchers. I’m sure many reading this will already have Read more
Richard Vytniorgu offers an alternative perspective on scholarly freedom. Alicia Smith’s recent blog posts on Rilke and Scholarly work under God affirm the importance of academics’ work. But they prompt me to ask some questions. Alicia’s language is saturated by an emphasis on the ‘sovereignty’ of Read more
In a previous post on the German poet Rilke, I concluded that art can help the Christian scholar ‘to acknowledge and work under the supreme agency of God in the world’. 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 ‘new atheism’ but not in a Read more
Last Sunday I preached a sermon in Cragg Baptist church in Horsforth about Roman soldiers living and dying for Christ. Here is that story. In 286 AD an entire Roman legion of 6600 men was put to death by the Read more