Books
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An Interview with Collin Cooper (Philosophical Rambler)
Collin and I met through the blogging community here on WordPress. We have a mutual respect and appreciation for each other’s work. Collin kindly asked me to do an interview for his blog recently (which you can find here) and in return I asked Collin some questions about his life and work, the substance of… Continue reading
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‘The Abrahamic Faiths’ by Jerald Dirks (book review)
Jerald F. Dirks is an American scholar whose spiritual journey took him from being an evangelical Christian to an ‘atypical Christian’ and finally to being a convert from Christianity to Islam. Dirks was educated at Harvard Divinity School and his family came from a Methodist church background. At the beginning of his career, Dirks was… Continue reading
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Thank God for Organists
I’m taking a bit of a break from my theological reflections today in order to share some personal testimony about how church organ music has played a role in my spiritual and mental health journey and impacted my life significantly. I come from a family that could be described as very musical. My parents encouraged… Continue reading
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Is it Safe for a Christian to Read the Qur’an?
Greetings, friends. I come to you fresh from watching some amazing TD Jakes videos so I’m feeling inspired and liberated, which in my experience happens often when watching him speak. Without a doubt, TD Jakes is my favourite preacher I’ve ever encountered. I hope to meet him one day. The topic of today’s post is… Continue reading
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Introducing my Book: God’s Grand Game
The new atheism movement has highlighted many of the theological problems related to Christianity and other religions, and as we move into a ‘post-truth’ age, many people are wondering whether there is still a place for God in society. Has science consigned God to the evolutionary scrapheap? Continue reading
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Introducing my Book: Big Ideas from Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is widely regarded as the birthplace of Western philosophy. Many of the ideas expounded by the philosophers of that day went on to shape modern scientific and philosophical thought — everything from atomic theory to speculations about the afterlife. Continue reading
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