Category Archives: God

Well, here you are, retired person still full of energy, and you discover this blog racket, full of young people talking informally. So, how do you sign yourself when you leave a comment? Scroll to the bottom to find out. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was once asked by a distinguished Cambridge theologian whether it was permissible for the Archbishop of Canterbury to practise oral sex. In the context, this was meant to show that certain lines of enquiry should stop at the bedroom … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If I am told something theological about x in the world, I have learnt some theology, but nothing about x. Continue reading →

There is a universal moral law, as distinct from a moral code, which consists of certain statements of fact about the nature of man; and by behaving in conformity with which, man enjoys his true freedom. This is what the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My friend Jeremy, a biologist and proteome man, writes off list wrt Schönborn Reality and truth. One of the things that struck me when I was taking a course at EDS is how core values and the words we use … Continue reading → Continue reading →

PZ asks in comments whether "a disciplined adherence to a set of arbitrary rules" can be considered rational. But the whole point about Sayers’ argument, which I have never elsewhere seen so clearly put, is that she does not see … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Though she is remembered for her detective stories. Dorothy L. Sayers was also a theologian, and some years ago, "a book of hers":http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826476783/andrewbrownssite on the Trinity was reissued. I got a free copy, so I suppose this must have been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I had to write a review of the year for the Church Times yesterday, and found myself unable to think for even a minute about a religion which is currently convulsed over the question of whether homosexuals are human beings. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Funny people aren’t always nice, and they don’t often feel the need, in person, to make you feel the world is a better place than you’d supposed. David Austin did that. I don’t know whether his cartoons or his company … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I promised myself that I wouldn’t write any more about George Carey once he retired. But the bugger won’t stay retired. He continues to regard himself as the man in charge of the Anglican Communion and to dispense advice and … Continue reading → Continue reading →