Marinus Dirk Stafleu

A science of science: Dick Stafleu’s ‘Theories at Work’

To find a series of books that join up the dots in whole swathes of one’s previous education is a wonderful experience.  That’s my experience of the writings of philosopher Marinus Dirk Stafleu, which I first discovered a year ago.  His multi-volume project Philosophy of Dynamic Development flows from his career as a Christian studying physics and Read more…

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Review: Christianity and the University Experience

Christianity and the University Experience should be read by everyone concerned with ministry to students.  It’s the outcome of a project in 2009–2012 across thirteen English universities, investigating patterns of religious commitment among undergraduates identifying themselves as Christian.  And perhaps the most striking finding of all was that 51% of all respondents identified themselves Read more…

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Christian Philosophy: a Systematic and Narrative Introduction

For anyone seeking an overview of Western philosophy from a Christian perspective, Bartholomew and Goheen’s latest book will be a welcome starting point.  Written in an accessible and entertaining style, it takes us from the Pre-Socratic philosophers to the present day with illuminating  commentary that reveals the authors’ wide-ranging expertise as philosopher-theologians in the tradition Read more…