8th Jul 2013
"Atheists just go one god further" is an aphorism regularly offered but rarely thought through. Denying particular manifestations of divinity......
8th Jul 2013
"Atheists just go one god further" is an aphorism regularly offered but rarely thought through. Denying particular manifestations of divinity......
20th Jun 2013
"Only God Forgives," winner of the 2013 Sydney Film Festival's Official Competition, explores what some believe God to be: a harsh deity who......
20th Jun 2013
"Only God Forgives," winner of the 2013 Sydney Film Festival's Official Competition, explores what some believe God to be: a harsh deity who......
24th Dec 2012
Les Miserables and the Christmas story both demonstrate the power of grace to change a person and the lives of those around them....
24th Dec 2012
Les Miserables and the Christmas story both demonstrate the power of grace to change a person and the lives of those around them....
24th Dec 2012
Today's ardent Jesus-deniers are reminiscent of a reckless gang throwing puerile insults at a gentle giant, oblivious to the fact that they are......
24th Dec 2012
Today's ardent Jesus-deniers are reminiscent of a reckless gang throwing puerile insults at a gentle giant, oblivious to the fact that they are......
17th Oct 2012
Turning the other cheek may be too idealistic for the grubby game of politics. But what else could even begin to arrest the outrage that currently......
17th Oct 2012
Turning the other cheek may be too idealistic for the grubby game of politics. But what else could even begin to arrest the outrage that currently......
10th Oct 2012
Aspects of sexual deregulation have had good consequences. But it is surprising that more people are not asking whether the priority given to......
10th Oct 2012
Aspects of sexual deregulation have had good consequences. But it is surprising that more people are not asking whether the priority given to......
22nd Sep 2012
The "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" contributes nothing to historical Jesus studies, which continues to progress with greater sophistication and at a......
22nd Sep 2012
The "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" contributes nothing to historical Jesus studies, which continues to progress with greater sophistication and at a......
16th Mar 2012
Andrew Bolt's epiphany about biblical contradictions is reminiscent of an engineering student sitting through a literature class, complaining......
16th Mar 2012
Andrew Bolt's epiphany about biblical contradictions is reminiscent of an engineering student sitting through a literature class, complaining......
13th Feb 2012
In an era where sexual license is an unquestioned good, Steve McQueen's latest film "Shame" is brave enough to consider its costs....
13th Feb 2012
In an era where sexual license is an unquestioned good, Steve McQueen's latest film "Shame" is brave enough to consider its costs....
31st Jan 2012
In his new film, Lars Von Trier would seem to concur with Richard Dawkins's belief in a godless universe in which there is "nothing but blind......
31st Jan 2012
In his new film, Lars Von Trier would seem to concur with Richard Dawkins's belief in a godless universe in which there is "nothing but blind......
22nd Dec 2011
George Bailey's "wonderful life," spent for others' benefit, reveals a wisdom that rivals Jobs' belief in the prerogative of the individual not......
22nd Dec 2011
George Bailey's "wonderful life," spent for others' benefit, reveals a wisdom that rivals Jobs' belief in the prerogative of the individual not......
18th Nov 2011
Naomi Wolf called beauty the "third shift" worked by women - squashed in between one of paid work and another of unpaid domestic work for the......
18th Nov 2011
Naomi Wolf called beauty the "third shift" worked by women - squashed in between one of paid work and another of unpaid domestic work for the......