Godless Worlds: John Gray and Atheism Gray, though consistently anti-utopian, is not necessarily nihilistic.
The Virgin Birth and the Liberal Tradition Many people seem not to realize that there is such a thing as liberal tradition.
How to Be Religious Being religious indicates something very basic: recognizing God as creator and responding with gratitude.
The Dread Spirit of the Age This bundle of ideas — nihilism, atheism, the need to create our values, the reduction of everything to power — lies behind much that is deeply problematic in our time.
Atheists at prayer for Christmas Spencer Case: “Dear God, I have come to the conclusion you probably don’t exist, but I’ve also come to the conclusion that any one view I hold may turn out to be mistaken, however unlikely the odds seem.”
The Church and human rights: Michael Ignatieff on idolatry Churches face difficult decisions on matters of human rights because some discussions of the topic, like Ignatieff’s, present an alternative moral worldview with which Christians have overlapping concerns.
TBT: ‘A Christmas Note’ Christmas tells us of a loving God who created the wonderful universe. Its wonder staggers the imagination. But when man had lost his way, God sent his Son to call us back to the glory he had in mind when he created us. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men.”
Maclean’s, apathy, and (the agony of) Canada’s unbelief I have sometimes complained that it is very difficult to stir up a proper theological controversy in Canada. Maclean's magazine did its best by publishing a skeptical article during Holy Week.
