Atonement is the name we give to an action which repairs a relationships which has been fractured by wrongdoing, so that the relationship is restored. In Christian theology, the fractured relationship is between God and the human race, and this rela
God’s Kingdom is vital. From a theological perspective, there can be nothing better or more important than God’s will being done. However, on this point at least, our theology is simply confirming our own common sense: it is surely obvious that socie
I do my best, when the opportunity arises, to present the Christian gospel in a way which is appropriate to the person and the situation, and which is faithful to the Biblical message. I believe it is more Biblical and more complete than most of the
Computing, along with all other aspects of Information Technology, is frequently considered to be one of the major challenges we face - but the power it gives to people means that it must also be one of the answers.
In the early Church, a Christian was someone who gave their primary allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth, a human being in whom God was present, who God raised from the dead, and who is Lord of God's coming Kingdom of justice, peace and love.
Many people argue today that there is no alternative to capitalism: much of the last century can be seen as a conflict between capitalism and communism, and capitalism won. History is no longer going anywhere (or seen to be going anywhere) because w
You can stop worrying about the danger of Artificial Intelligence taking over the world: it has already happened. The world is run by organizations - businesses, multi-national corporations - which operate according to their own systems and logic.
It's a reasonable assumption that one major barrier preventing faster and more effective response to climate change is this: the elite believe that they will be able to hide from the worst effects. They think they will be able to retreat to a gated
When we talk about religion or belief - almost any religion or belief - it is easiest to talk about the aspects which can be expressed in words. Obviously. We can't talk in any meaningful way about the subjective experiences people have, but these
We tend to think about faith as a state of mind, but when considering faith we need to focus, not on the subject who is believing, but on the object of that belief. We can have faith in something or someone. When we have faith is something, we belie
Many of our conflicts and difficulties are the result of our tendency to create abstractions and then argue about them. Is justice more important than freedom? Is positive discrimination fair? Given the choice, should you betray your friend or you
All of this site can be seen as a search for ways to improve the world, make it a better place. This page is for the 'meta level' question - how do we promote and implement all the specific ways to make the world a better place? These are the ideas
As social creatures we need to share our spirituality, and shared spirituality is what we call 'religion'. You can have your own private spirituality, but as soon as you try to communicate it, you need words; and as soon as you find a way which help
Jesus was a Jew, brought up within the Jewish faith. We cannot understand what he did and taught if we ignore this context. But Jesus had a very nuanced understanding of the Jewish faith, and of His own role within it.
