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  • 25 Jan 2012
    Rational animals: the shift in our response

    Definitions of what it means to be human have been sought out for centuries in many academic disciplines, says Kristel Clayville. Theology and philosophy have been at the forefront of this humanistic inquiry, but since Darwin's writing, biology and psychology have posited their own definitions.

  • 3 Nov 2011
    Religious conscience and the law probed by new publication

    A new publication, launched by a former Bishop of Oxford and others, examines religious and ethical components to conscientious objection.

  • 2 Sep 2011
    Musicology and philosophy, religion and political science

    Why it is that so few ‘secular’ scholars engage meaningfully with ‘religion’, wonders Michael Marten. Or to put it another way: why is it that so many religion scholars depend upon and practice disciplinary heterogeneity, whereas many of the scholars they use do not appear to engage substantially with what they write?

  • 11 Jul 2011
    The Arab quest for empowerment

    Noting that much of the critical energy and revolt arising from the six-month old 'Arab Spring' has been directed internally rather than externally, respected scholar Elizabeth Kassab, who has a particular focus on post-colonial debates on cultural malaise, looks behind the headlines and media glare to examine features of the newly emerging landscape in the Arab world. Recovering a balanced, healthy and empowering sense of self has not been and will not be an easy task, she suggests.

  • 6 Apr 2011
    Being fully and mindfully alive

    Sometimes, as Pascale Palmer says in her moving blog article (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/14510), being caught in large chunks of the 24/7 media maelstrom for your professional life can be an enerv

  • 15 Mar 2010
    Transcending shrunken politics in Israel-Palestine

    In exploring the often murky and mired politics of Israel-Palestine and the wider region, Harry Hagopian finds hope and encouragement in the unexpected mutual company of atheist Jean-Paul Sartre and Archbishop Rowan Williams.

  • 20 Feb 2010
    Citizen ethics in a time of crisis

    Ethics. Ah yes, a county just outside London, the old joke goes. But seriously, ethical discussion in Britain is remarkably thin at the moment. That's why a new initiative to stimulate proper debate, launched today, has the potential to be so refreshing.

  • 14 Apr 2009
    Darwin and Philosophy

    Speakers: Dr Tim Lewens, Professor David Papineau
    Chair: Dr Simon Glendinning

  • 12 Apr 2009
    Recovering wisdom from the desert

    Theologian Janet Soskice has written a fascinating book about the discovery of one of the most ancient Gospel manuscripts. It reminds us that to understand the search for meaning in the present we have to value the past properly, says Simon Barrow.

  • 6 Apr 2009
    Facing human limitations

    We got suckered by Fichte’s freedom fantasy, says Giles Fraser. The credit crisis is a reminder that, however clever we think we are, we cannot escape the limitations of reality.