Is it time for Jordan Peterson to declare his spiritual allegiance?
In an outstanding study of the Old Testament, Peterson teases out the inner meaning of one story after another. But though in effect signed up to Christian metaphysics, his beliefs are a mystery
Why don’t more people care about Christian persecution?
While Judaism is proportionately the most persecuted global faith, Christianity is by far the most oppressed numerically. One in seven Christians worldwide…
What does Christian atheism mean?
Slavoj Žižek claims to value Christianity’s ‘dissident’ credentials, but his atheist vision of reality rests on assumptions repeatedly challenged by Jesus
Do evil and suffering discredit Christian belief?
It is the question of questions for most believers, let alone countless others either drawn to religion or repelled by…
Spain’s MeToo problem goes far beyond the Rubiales scandal
The Luis Rubiales scandal is being presented in Britain as ‘The kiss that started Spain’s MeToo movement’. But, in reality,…
A reluctant unbeliever
He dismisses the philosophy of religion as sixth-formish point-scoring. But are his own ruminations any more profound?
Joseph Ratzinger’s coat of many colours
A common but flawed assumption about Joseph Ratzinger is that he is simply an ardent conservative. That’s the figure we…
