https://www.bethinking.org/relate.xml We need to Relate any set of beliefs to the complex world we inhabit, to see if they help us live in it and make sense of it. Can Christians live out their beliefs with integrity? Copyright 2026 UCCF: The Christian Unions Christianity en-uk http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/gender-identity-and-the-body What does the biblical view of creation have to say in the transgender debate? Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/gender-identity-and-the-body http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/transgender-a-review With transgender issues raising difficult questions, this book from Vaughan Roberts offers a helpful introduction. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 20:08:22 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/transgender-a-review http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/postmodernism-and-the-question-of-identity Is there such a thing as the 'self'? Who am I? An historical and Biblical perspective on understanding the self and human identity. Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19:10 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/postmodernism-and-the-question-of-identity http://www.bethinking.org/culture/feeling-the-force-star-wars-and-spiritual-truth Delve deeper into some of the religious and spiritual aspects behind the Star Wars series. Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/feeling-the-force-star-wars-and-spiritual-truth http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/after-god Pete Lowman asks what happens to the sense of Identity, Purpose, Ethics and Love when a culture tries to live without God. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/after-god http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/persuasion-the-centre-piece-of-effective-evangelism Evangelism without persuasion won't convince anybody - how can we put this vital ingredient back where it belongs? Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:36:39 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/persuasion-the-centre-piece-of-effective-evangelism http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/biblical-foundations-and-models-for-contemporary-apologetics What are the biblical foundations for apologetics and what models does it offer? Takes Acts 17 as a case study. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/biblical-foundations-and-models-for-contemporary-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-two-streams-integrating-reason-and-imagination Andrew Fellows examines the problems that can arise when reason and imagination are separated in human life. He argues that only in Christ… Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-two-streams-integrating-reason-and-imagination http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/c-s-lewiss-approach-to-apologetics C.S. Lewis had a first rate mind and a poet�s power of expression. This talk looks at how he applied his powerful imagination to… Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/c-s-lewiss-approach-to-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/better-story-review The sexual revolution has failed to live up to its promises. This book looks at how the Christian view offers a better story. Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:33:28 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/better-story-review http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/how-can-god-allow-suffering The existence of evil and suffering in the world is perhaps the most common objection to belief in God. If God is both good and… Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/how-can-god-allow-suffering http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/taking-your-suffering-to-god Dr John Dickson considers the approach to the problem of pain adopted by a number of different worldviews. Although the Bible does not… Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:27 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/taking-your-suffering-to-god http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-essence-of-apologetics These talks look at what apologetics is and how we can be more effective in defending and communicating the Christian message. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:07 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-essence-of-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/using-popular-culture-to-reach-postmoderns The landscape within which we do apologetics has changed. Our arguments can be sound, our evidence convincing (at least to us), but… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/using-popular-culture-to-reach-postmoderns http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-music Reflections on studying and performing music - and the challenges this can present for a Christian. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-music http://www.bethinking.org/culture/dr-who-more-to-learn A sample chapter from Back in Time: A thinking fan's guide to Doctor Who. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:14:28 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/dr-who-more-to-learn http://www.bethinking.org/culture/horror-and-3d Rachel Helen Smith considers two recent developments in film: horror and 3D. Karl Marx famously claimed, "Religion is the opiate of the… Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:30:53 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/horror-and-3d http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/helping-students-think-about-apologetics Some ideas for helping students to think about apologetics and faith. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:42:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/helping-students-think-about-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-is-apologetics-and-why-is-it-important Dr Greg Pritchard explains why he sees apologetics as the Science and Art of Christian Persuasion. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-is-apologetics-and-why-is-it-important http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/deconstructing-a-worldview How to identify and analyse someone's worldview - affirming what is true and discovering what is in error. Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/deconstructing-a-worldview http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-roots-of-our-gender-identity-crisis What cultural shifts have led to the current gender debate? Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-roots-of-our-gender-identity-crisis http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-philosophy Sometimes subject specific resources can be really helpful. There are a number of resources that will be helpful to you if you are studying… Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-philosophy http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/sapiens-review Yuval Noah Harari�s 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind' is a fascinating book, yet there are also deep flaws. Mon, 21 May 2018 13:59:26 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/sapiens-review http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/a-biblical-view-of-disability An examination of Biblical views on disability and disabled people. Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:00:28 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/a-biblical-view-of-disability http://www.bethinking.org/culture/paddington A film review and discussion guide to 'Paddington'. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:35:59 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/paddington http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/whatever-happened-in-corinth An examination, in the light of 1st century sophistry, of why there seems to be a difference in Paul's apologetics approach between Athens… Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/whatever-happened-in-corinth http://www.bethinking.org/culture/little-miss-sunshine A Study Guide to the film Little Miss Sunshine. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/little-miss-sunshine http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/top-books-to-give-a-nonchristian Seven book recommendations for giving to non-Christians. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:00:08 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/top-books-to-give-a-nonchristian http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/an-introduction-to-christian-apologetics Paul Coulter introduces different approaches to apologetics and examines how they can help in our own conversations. Tue, 10 May 2011 15:59:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/an-introduction-to-christian-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/the-problem-of-evil 'Epicurus's old questions are yet unanswered. Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/the-problem-of-evil http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-space-and-aliens The ongoing scientific quest to explore space – 'the final frontier' – is intimately bound up with the search for 'strange new… Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:21:51 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-space-and-aliens http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas One of the most moving films of 2008, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a powerful, haunting story about the horrors of the Holocaust.… Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetic-for-agnosticism-hicks-reinterpretation Religious pluralism has gained a foothold both as a mainstream academic position and in popular culture. John Hick must be understood as a… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetic-for-agnosticism-hicks-reinterpretation http://www.bethinking.org/does-evolution-disprove-creation/are-we-just-naked-apes What, if anything, separates human beings from every other species on earth? Are we just naked apes? Or something more? Fri, 06 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/does-evolution-disprove-creation/are-we-just-naked-apes http://www.bethinking.org/culture/twenty-questions-when-watching-a-film Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings. Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:20:32 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/twenty-questions-when-watching-a-film http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/chronicles-of-heaven-unshackled Chronicles of Heaven Unshackled examines the presence (and absence) of God in the English novel, with particular reference to Tolkien and… Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/chronicles-of-heaven-unshackled http://www.bethinking.org/morality/ac-graylings-the-good-book-a-secular-bible Peter S. Williams offers his thoughts on philosopher A.C. Grayling's The Good Book: A Secular Bible. Note that Grayling lays his book out… Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:50:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/ac-graylings-the-good-book-a-secular-bible http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/doubt ‘What do you do when you're not sure?’ Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) opens his sermon with a question which… Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/doubt http://www.bethinking.org/culture/black-swan Swan Lake is a beautiful, tragic story. The delicate art of ballet sensitively describes both the joy and turmoil of its main characters.… Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/black-swan http://www.bethinking.org/morality/does-morality-point-to-god That’s a bizarre topic of conversation, I thought as we sat down to talk over coffee. My atheist friend had just commented,… Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/does-morality-point-to-god http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hurt-locker We imagine war is tough. We know it puts great strain on soldiers. But is war a drug? Even ‘the supreme drug of human… Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:08 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hurt-locker http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-libet-experiment-and-its-implications-for-conscious-will Dr Peter Clarke considers whether the experiments of Benjamin Libet call into question the reality of human will. Although quite a… Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-libet-experiment-and-its-implications-for-conscious-will http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-invention-of-lying What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:01 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-invention-of-lying http://www.bethinking.org/culture/mamma-mia A review of Mamma Mia! - the movie. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/mamma-mia http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/surprised-by-hope-by-tom-wright-a-review This is an outstanding and important book. It is an exposition and defence of the Christian hope, drawing heavily on Wright’s more… Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:09:24 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/surprised-by-hope-by-tom-wright-a-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/c-s-lewis-and-the-language-of-apologetics A look at how the type of language C.S Lewis used made his apologetics so effective. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:15:37 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/c-s-lewis-and-the-language-of-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/philip-pullmans-his-dark-materials To my mind, one of the main interests of Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy is not specifically related to the books. It lies in… Tue, 06 May 2008 15:57:43 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/philip-pullmans-his-dark-materials http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/sermons-on-job A series of sermons by Rev Melvin Tinker considering what we can learn about suffering from the book of Job. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/sermons-on-job http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-relevance-of-cs-lewis It is difficult to exaggerate the importance and impact of C.S. Lewis. Although he died in 1963, most of his books are still in print and… Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:12:51 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-relevance-of-cs-lewis http://www.bethinking.org/culture/12-rules-for-life-a-critical-review An in-depth look at Jordan Peterson's 'antidote to chaos'. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:02:47 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/12-rules-for-life-a-critical-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-grey I watched The Grey the other night, and thought it was disturbing, haunting, devoid of hope and the best film I'd seen in a long time. The… Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:52:10 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-grey http://www.bethinking.org/culture/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin The colour red suffuses We Need to Talk About Kevin. Red paint is smeared across walls and car window screens, red jam oozes out of… Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin http://www.bethinking.org/morality/life-after-god-the-ethics-of-peter-singer A careful examination and critique of the ethical approach proposed by philosopher Peter Singer. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/life-after-god-the-ethics-of-peter-singer http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/karl-barth-and-natural-theology An examination of history, evidence, faith, fideism and natural theology. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:00:22 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/karl-barth-and-natural-theology http://www.bethinking.org/culture/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/god-and-transgender-review Andrew Walker looks at what the Bible says about the questions and issues surrounding gender identity. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/god-and-transgender-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetics-as-conversation Principles from Proverbs to guide our apologetics conversations. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetics-as-conversation http://www.bethinking.org/culture/running-a-film-discussion-evening Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film. Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:30:23 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/running-a-film-discussion-evening http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-soloist When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie… Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-soloist http://www.bethinking.org/culture/exploring-the-shack This resource provides extracts from Dr Paul Coulter's extensive study of The Shack. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/exploring-the-shack http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/western-literature-and-the-death-of-god This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,… Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/western-literature-and-the-death-of-god http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/what-scientists-believe A preliminary summary of some recent research on the religious beliefs of scientists. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 07:00:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/what-scientists-believe http://www.bethinking.org/culture/some-thought-provoking-films A list of some films that will generate some great discussions for a film evening - or just to enjoy with some friends. Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:00:50 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/some-thought-provoking-films http://www.bethinking.org/morality/do-christians-hate-homosexuals Amy Orr-Ewing tackles the common question: "If Christians are supposed to love everyone, why do they hate homosexuals?" Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:00:04 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/do-christians-hate-homosexuals http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-engineering The first time I'd really thought that God might have something to do with being an engineer was sitting in a lecture on the 'Professional… Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:41:23 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-engineering http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jumper A review of the SF film Jumper. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jumper http://www.bethinking.org/morality/no-god-no-good Theism and naturalism are contrasted with respect to furnishing an adequate foundation for the moral life. It is shown that on a theistic… Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/no-god-no-good http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/francis-schaeffer-on-apologetics Francis Schaeffer shares his understanding of what apologetics is and how it can bring together historic Christianity and contemporary… Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/francis-schaeffer-on-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/morality/did-morals-evolve If the answer is yes, then we are in trouble. I have consistently put forth what I believe to be a very strong argument for the existence… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/did-morals-evolve http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-power-of-ideas This wide-ranging collection of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' writing and speeches offers plenty of food for thought. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:36:04 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-power-of-ideas http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/environmentalism-a-religion-without-a-founder Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement? Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:42:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/environmentalism-a-religion-without-a-founder http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/answering-questions-about-suffering Helpful pointers for answering questions about the harsh reality of suffering. Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/answering-questions-about-suffering http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-chemistry A Christian perspective on studying or working in the field of chemistry. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:30:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-chemistry http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/faith-and-psychological-wellbeing An interview with clinical psychologist Rev Dr Joanna Collicutt on faith, delusion and well being. Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:05:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/faith-and-psychological-wellbeing http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/learning-from-an-apostle 'How to do apologetics' - a lesson from St Paul. Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:59:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/learning-from-an-apostle http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-names-bond James Bond has been in the spying business for such a long time that he really ought to be up for a long-service award. But the… Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:27:42 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-names-bond http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-we-be-good-without-god Bill Craig gives a lecture on whether we need a belief in God to be good. Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-we-be-good-without-god http://www.bethinking.org/culture/killing-god Dawn Bundy is a fifteen-year-old English girl. She is not especially attractive, and she doesn’t really fit in. Her best friends are… Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/killing-god http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-shawshank-redemption The Shawshank Redemption has earned a reputation for being one of the most popular films of all time. Despite an unimpressive performance… Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:00:01 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-shawshank-redemption http://www.bethinking.org/culture/juno A review of the film Juno. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/juno http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/how-does-christianity-relate-to-literature The act of reading is an act of decoding. Until our everyday habits are disrupted, we don’t realize how complex a process it is. How… Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:32:38 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/how-does-christianity-relate-to-literature http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-need-for-apologetics Apologetics is the discipline that deals with a rational defence of Christian faith. It comes from the Greek word apologia which means to… Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-need-for-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-and-the-arts In this seminar, Bruce Little considers the broad range of Christianity and the Arts. “Why, if you are interested in the country… Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-and-the-arts http://www.bethinking.org/morality/intuition-a-special-way-of-knowing Why is it a national tragedy when 39 people commit suicide? Answering that question tells us something important about the existence of God… Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/intuition-a-special-way-of-knowing http://www.bethinking.org/culture/feel-robbie-williams A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance. Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:06:21 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/feel-robbie-williams http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-maths What has the God of the Bible got to do with maths? What has maths got to do with the Christian gospel? Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-maths http://www.bethinking.org/worldviews/christian-roots-freedom-tolerance A historical argument for linking the growth of freedom with the development of Christianity. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:18:47 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/worldviews/christian-roots-freedom-tolerance http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/fools-talk-review This book urgently seeks a recovery of Christian persuasion, 'a way of apologetics that is as profound as the good news we announce'. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:43:54 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/fools-talk-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-religion A brief introduction to some of the issues discussed in the Philosophy of Religion and Natural Theology. Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/introduction-to-the-philosophy-of-religion http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/paul-at-athens An extract from Peter May's book The Search for God: and the Path to Persuasion. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/paul-at-athens http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/posthumanism-technology-and-immortality An interview with Professor Brent Waters on posthumanism and its implications. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:00:03 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/posthumanism-technology-and-immortality http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/new-atheism-new-apologetics How Christian apologetics has used science in its response to the claims of the New Atheists. Boyle Lecture 2014. Fri, 23 May 2014 14:30:27 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/new-atheism-new-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/what-would-jesus-tweet I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus… Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:30:52 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/what-would-jesus-tweet http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god The most discussed moral argument for God’s existence is currently the argument concerning the ontological basis for objective moral… Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:33:02 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/job-and-the-problem-of-evil In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the Texas A&M University in February 2005, Professor Eleonore Stump considers how a 'second… Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/job-and-the-problem-of-evil http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/the-recovery-of-the-christian-mind Ranald Macaulay considers the place of the mind in the life of the Christian. The talk lasts for about 25 minutes, followed by a Question… Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:28:48 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/the-recovery-of-the-christian-mind http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-spiderwick-chronicles A review of the film The Spiderwick Chronicles. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-spiderwick-chronicles http://www.bethinking.org/culture/finding-god-in-middleearth An exploration of the Christian themes and imagery in 'The Silmarillion' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:00:12 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/finding-god-in-middleearth http://www.bethinking.org/culture/rationality-a-critical-review An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:40:17 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/rationality-a-critical-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/persuasive-evangelism A challenging call, based on the Acts of the Apostles, to think about how persuasive our evangelism is. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:00:07 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/persuasive-evangelism http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-theology How can theology students make the most of their unique opportunities to share the gospel with their course mates? Wed, 09 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-theology http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-want-to-be-a-good-apologist If you want to be a good apologist, take this advice. Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:00:08 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-want-to-be-a-good-apologist http://www.bethinking.org/culture/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse-a-review Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world? Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/how-to-survive-the-apocalypse-a-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/forgotten-roots-of-magna-carta Examine the role played by Christianity in the Magna Carta. Sat, 09 May 2015 10:00:21 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/forgotten-roots-of-magna-carta http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/7-reasons-why-apologetics-might-be-good 7 suggestions for what makes good apologetics Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:25:02 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/7-reasons-why-apologetics-might-be-good http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/approaching-academic-life-as-a-christian Advice for Christians in academic life and the workplace. Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:11:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/approaching-academic-life-as-a-christian http://www.bethinking.org/culture/locke-cracks-in-the-foundations An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'. Wed, 28 May 2014 17:00:45 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/locke-cracks-in-the-foundations http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/chesterton-the-apologist When we think of Chesterton today, we think of Father Brown, the quintessential priest-detective. But, like Conan Doyle, who believed his… Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:22:34 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/chesterton-the-apologist http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green A review of the film The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:16:19 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green http://www.bethinking.org/culture/never-let-me-go Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,… Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/never-let-me-go http://www.bethinking.org/morality/testing-the-golden-rule The new atheists have persistently down-played the uniqueness of Christ’s teaching, focussing their attention on Christ’s… Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/testing-the-golden-rule http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/state-expectations UCCF and bethinking.org offer this paper to encourage consideration of these important political topics, but do not endorse any particular… Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:00:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/state-expectations http://www.bethinking.org/culture/nativity Teachers lurk anxiously behind tinsel-covered curtains; excited children wait for their big moment; and nervous parents hope that their… Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:00:27 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/nativity http://www.bethinking.org/morality/playing-dumb-consequences-of-violating-the-natural-law In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at Louisiana State University in March 2006, Jay Budziszewski considers "natural law"�– the… Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/playing-dumb-consequences-of-violating-the-natural-law http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lark-rise-to-candleford It doesn’t take usually take too much persuasion to get me to try a new box set of DVDs, but I have to say that I was a little… Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:00:05 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lark-rise-to-candleford http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/suffering-problem Does the problem of suffering deal a fatal blow to the idea of a good, all-powerful God? Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/suffering-problem http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/c-s-lewiss-approach-to-art-and-literature Please note that the content of this talk partially overlaps that of Jerry Root’s other talk entitled 'C.S. Lewis’s Approach to… Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:03:01 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/c-s-lewiss-approach-to-art-and-literature http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/q-why-does-god-allow-evil-to-exist Why is there evil in the world if there is a God? Why isn�t he doing something about it? Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/would-a-good-god-allow-suffering/q-why-does-god-allow-evil-to-exist http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-is-the-image-of-god What does it mean that we are 'made in the image of God'? Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-is-the-image-of-god http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/talking-about-political-leadership Power corrupts. I have heard that phrase a lot in recent conversations. Some have expressed this view when talking about… Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:43:33 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/talking-about-political-leadership http://www.bethinking.org/culture/connecting-with-the-disconnected A review of Nick Barham's Disconnected: Why our kids are turning their backs on everything we thought we knew. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/connecting-with-the-disconnected http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/who-am-i Who are you? Where does your sense of identity come from? Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/who-am-i http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jk-rowling-and-harry-potter The Harry Potter publishing phenomenon has divided many Christians, unsure how they should respond. Jerram Barrs considers some of the… Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jk-rowling-and-harry-potter http://www.bethinking.org/culture/artistic-responses-cross How have artists tried to capture the paradoxes of the cross through their work? Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:48:20 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/artistic-responses-cross http://www.bethinking.org/culture/how-not-to-be-secular-review This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/how-not-to-be-secular-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/gospel-according-to-beyonce Beyonc� is incredibly popular. What makes her music resonate so deeply with people? Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:24:06 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/gospel-according-to-beyonce http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/how-should-christians-vote Deciding who to vote for is a big decision. Here are some principles to help you think things through for yourself. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/how-should-christians-vote http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/sharing-the-gospel-on-campus A helpful talk exploring practical ways to share Christ in university contexts. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/sharing-the-gospel-on-campus http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-medicine What are the opportunities and challenges of studying medicine as a Christian? Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:49:06 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-medicine http://www.bethinking.org/is-religion-harmful/religion-and-wellbeing Summary from a 2016 Theos Report showing the positive correlation between 'religion' and 'well-being'. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/is-religion-harmful/religion-and-wellbeing http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-prophetic-inspector-calls What does J.B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls have to say to us about sin, responsibility and being human? Fri, 27 May 2016 13:00:24 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-prophetic-inspector-calls http://www.bethinking.org/is-religion-harmful/old-testament-morality Richard Dawkins, Rabbi Josh Levy and Chris Sinkinson join Justin Brierley to discuss the morality of the Old Testament. Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:00:47 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/is-religion-harmful/old-testament-morality http://www.bethinking.org/culture/gravity A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth. Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:35:33 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/gravity http://www.bethinking.org/culture/margaret-atwood-life-without-certainty Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural… Tue, 08 May 2012 14:42:50 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/margaret-atwood-life-without-certainty http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-iron-lady An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the… Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-iron-lady http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/dialogue-in-evangelism Peter May investigates what it means to preach the Gospel and examines what is meant by dialogue and its value in sharing the Gospel with… Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:31:47 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/dialogue-in-evangelism http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human Drawing on recent scientific arguments including evolutionary explanations of morality and the latest experiments in neuroscience, as well… Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-does-it-mean-to-be-human http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-serious-man Writer / directors Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest cerebral masterpiece is a fable on the purpose of morality, and the reasons for… Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00:45 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-serious-man http://www.bethinking.org/culture/torchwood-children-of-earth The Torchwood team have come a long way since their first rather dubious dealings with extraterrestrial invaders back in 2006. Billed as… Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:00:22 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/torchwood-children-of-earth http://www.bethinking.org/culture/eat-pray-love Having suffered a drawn-out divorce, a failed rebound relationship and a debilitating bout of depression, Elizabeth Gilbert decides to go… Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:41 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/eat-pray-love http://www.bethinking.org/culture/its-not-me-its-you A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/its-not-me-its-you http://www.bethinking.org/culture/knowing In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in… Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/knowing http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-kite-runner Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster… Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:59:59 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-kite-runner http://www.bethinking.org/culture/spooks A review of the TV series Spooks. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/spooks http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-bourne-ultimatum-know-thyself A review of the film The Bourne Ultimatum. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-bourne-ultimatum-know-thyself http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jane-austen-great-christian-novelist Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the… Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jane-austen-great-christian-novelist http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-christian-mind-and-the-christian-heart Jerram Barrs considers the place of the mind and the heart in the Christian faith, and argues that Christians have often failed to love God… Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-christian-mind-and-the-christian-heart http://www.bethinking.org/morality/apologetics-and-bioethics Rapid advances in medical understanding and possible treatments present many challenges to society in general and challenge the Christian… Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/apologetics-and-bioethics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-biblical-mandate-for-proving-christianity Should we endeavour to prove Christian faith? Is it wrong to try to? Should we just simply present the gospel and ask for a response?… Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:18:05 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-biblical-mandate-for-proving-christianity http://www.bethinking.org/culture/from-ashes-to-glory Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the… Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:30:12 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/from-ashes-to-glory http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/apologetics-and-the-environment Environmental and 'Green' issues are a prime concern for many people today. David Cook considers whether Christianity is to blame and asks… Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/apologetics-and-the-environment http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-da-vinci-code-a-novel A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:19:58 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-da-vinci-code-a-novel http://www.bethinking.org/culture/making-faith-magnetic-review In this book, Dan Strange highlights five compelling questions the world constantly attempts to answer � whether it�s aware of it or not. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:21:48 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/making-faith-magnetic-review http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/redeeming-mathematics-review In 'Redeeming Mathematics', Vern S. Poythress argues that mathematical truth reflects God�s character. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:34:33 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/redeeming-mathematics-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/greatest-showman An exploration of the themes in The Greatest Showman, with questions for reflection and discussion. Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:41:14 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/greatest-showman http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/gods-crime-scene-kids-review Former cold-case homicide detective J Warner Wallace applies his skills to training kids to do apologetics. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:15:32 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/gods-crime-scene-kids-review http://www.bethinking.org/does-science-disprove-god/god-in-the-lab-review Ruth Bancewicz sets out to help scientists understand how their Christian faith and scientific research can complement one another. Wed, 10 May 2017 13:58:50 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/does-science-disprove-god/god-in-the-lab-review http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/engaging-well-with-teachers When teachers challenge Christianity it's hard to know how to respond. Here are some tips for having a good conversation with them. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:46:22 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/engaging-well-with-teachers http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/engaging-with-atheists-review Engaging with Atheists is written to help Christians understand the questions and issues atheists raise. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/engaging-with-atheists-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/ready-to-answer Four implications of 1 Peter 3:15 that will help you stand up and speak out about Jesus. Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:09:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/ready-to-answer http://www.bethinking.org/culture/ben-hur An introduction to the new Ben-Hur film, with details of resources for churches and other groups. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 14:50:10 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/ben-hur http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/how-to-deal-with-your-atheist-professor A short suggestion on how to respond to un-evidenced assertions � at college, university or anywhere else... Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/how-to-deal-with-your-atheist-professor http://www.bethinking.org/culture/whydunit Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today. Mon, 25 May 2015 14:05:24 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/whydunit http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/identity-and-selfworth Examining the concepts of self-worth and self-esteem and why such ideologies can leave us emptier than ever. Tue, 12 May 2015 10:00:03 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/identity-and-selfworth http://www.bethinking.org/culture/good-old-days What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia? Thu, 07 May 2015 12:30:56 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/good-old-days http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/approaching-scripture-as-an-academic A consideration of the relationship of science and certain Biblical issues, including the nature of miracles and the Exodus. Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:00:33 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/approaching-scripture-as-an-academic http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/are-people-plastic Peter Sanlon gives a brief introduction to his book on 'Queer Studies'. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:58:41 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/are-people-plastic http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/are-we-sinners What does human society tell us about human nature? Are we essentially good or bad? Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:00:31 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/are-we-sinners http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/william-lane-craig-on-cs-lewis Richard Cunningham interviews William Lane Craig on the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis. The interview broadens from C.S. Lewis… Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:50:08 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/william-lane-craig-on-cs-lewis http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-role-for-christianity-in-21st-century-politics Reflections on the 2013 Cambridge University debate about the future of religion in public life. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:41:52 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-role-for-christianity-in-21st-century-politics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetics-in-3d Apologetics is often seen as an 'intellectual' activity, remote from everyday life. Peter S. Williams proposes a more holistic view. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:14:15 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/apologetics-in-3d http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-dangerous-method David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So… Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:00:23 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-dangerous-method http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/why-are-christians-so-old-fashioned-about-sex In this talk, GP Dr Rhona Knight asks what it means to be 'old-fashioned' about sex and what it would mean to be 'up-to-date' God's way.… Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:11 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/why-are-christians-so-old-fashioned-about-sex http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-art-fine-art You've just arrived at art college. It's a pretty exciting time; for the first time in your life you are able to release the shackles of… Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:12:25 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-art-fine-art http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/richard-dawkins-and-the-man-delusion This month England has been taken by storm. Not rain – but riots. Unlike the weather, it came without warning and has left the nation… Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:32:25 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/richard-dawkins-and-the-man-delusion http://www.bethinking.org/culture/knight-and-day What do we do when opportunities come our way? Do we sit back and watch them pass us by, or do we seize the day and chase our dreams? It is… Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/knight-and-day http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-kings-speech The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York… Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-kings-speech http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-writing-on-the-wall In The Writing on the Wall, Maggi Dawn sets about doing what John Stott called "double listening" – "it means that we’re called… Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-writing-on-the-wall http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/memory-and-faith Edith Reitsema, from English L'Abri,considers the relationship between memory and faith. She asks two key questions: 1. What should we do… Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:45:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/memory-and-faith http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-white-ribbon ‘I don’t know if the story I want to tell you is entirely true,’ confesses the narrator at the opening of Michael… Fri, 28 May 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-white-ribbon http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/fools-for-christ In this talk, Os Guinness considers how we can communicate creatively in our evangelism and apologetics. By considering the nature of… Mon, 10 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/fools-for-christ http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/power-against-people-a-christian-critique-of-the-state The following is an extract from Philip Vander Elst's full paper of the same title. The whole paper can be downloaded from the link on the… Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:49:51 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/power-against-people-a-christian-critique-of-the-state http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-blind-side Big Mike walks as though every step is an effort. Head and shoulders taller and a good few inches broader than everyone he passes, dressed… Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-blind-side http://www.bethinking.org/culture/proof How do we know who or what to trust? This is one of the key questions of the world we live in today. So many claims compete for our trust:… Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/proof http://www.bethinking.org/culture/im-being-taken-over “It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.” So croons popular singer Paolo Nutini in a song on his latest album Sunny Side… Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:59:59 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/im-being-taken-over http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/can-science-test-prayer Greg Koukl explains why he believes that science cannot test prayer. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:00:07 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/can-science-test-prayer http://www.bethinking.org/culture/angels-and-demons A review of the film of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/angels-and-demons http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/fictional-absence In Fictional Absence, Pete Lowman considers the presence and absence of God in English literature. It has been slightly revised for… Sat, 09 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/fictional-absence http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-politics-a-volatile-mix This talk is based on Colossians 1:15-23, and calls Christians to be involved with the real world in which God has placed us. Paul Wooley… Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christianity-politics-a-volatile-mix http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/six-enemies-of-apologetic-engagement What are the barriers that prevent people engaging with apologetics today? How can we make people aware of its potential to present the… Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/six-enemies-of-apologetic-engagement http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/communicating-the-gospel The first talk in this series asks why Christians often find it so difficult to talk about their faith and suggests that there are two key… Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/communicating-the-gospel http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/335-the-problem-of-evil In this talk, Mardi Keyes considers the problem of evil under four main headings: 1. The problem of evil for Christian believers.2. The… Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/335-the-problem-of-evil http://www.bethinking.org/culture/equus Why do people do the things they do? It’s a question the world’s greatest philosophers, theologians, scientists and doctors… Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/equus http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/a-media-studies-approach-to-not-noticing-god A look at how the rise of mass media has helped us create alternative 'electronic universes' � worlds where God has no place. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/a-media-studies-approach-to-not-noticing-god http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-law What are the challenges and opportunities for Christians studying Law? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-law http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/advice-to-christian-apologists In 1983, when Alvin Plantinga delivered his inaugural lecture as the John O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre… Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/advice-to-christian-apologists http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-artist-needs-no-justification In this talk, Hans Rookmaaker considers what art is, what its purpose is and what the attitude of Christians should be towards it. Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-artist-needs-no-justification http://www.bethinking.org/culture/batman-and-forgiveness A review of Batman Begins. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/batman-and-forgiveness http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-corporation A review of the film and book The Corporation. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:48:12 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-corporation http://www.bethinking.org/culture/senses-superstitions-and-spirituality Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:34:23 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/senses-superstitions-and-spirituality http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/psychological-barriers-to-belief Two talks on the 'Psychological Barriers to Belief' look at basic life patterns and past painful experiences. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/psychological-barriers-to-belief http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/why-suffering Every day as you read the newspapers you are flooded and bombarded by a world that is imbued with suffering and pain. Why all this… Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/why-suffering http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/understanding-depression What is depression? Is depression sin or sickness? How can we recognize Clinical Depression? What makes some people more vulnerable to… Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:22:01 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/understanding-depression http://www.bethinking.org/culture/bruce-almighty What can we learn from the film Bruce Almighty? Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/bruce-almighty http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/narcissism-the-worldview-of-self Andrew Fellows' series of four talks on Narcissism - the Worldview of Self Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/narcissism-the-worldview-of-self http://www.bethinking.org/culture/movies-and-apologetics In this talk, Andrew Fellows connects the use of films to the stage of subversion in the apologetics process. This can then be followed by… Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:46:39 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/movies-and-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-importance-of-asking-honest-questions Sometimes Christian pastors, parents and teachers are afraid of the questions young people and others might ask. Questions of another… Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-importance-of-asking-honest-questions http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/being-a-christian-in-todays-student-culture Universities are changing fast. We only have to watch the news to realise that the education system is undergoing massive upheaval at every… Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:24:02 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/being-a-christian-in-todays-student-culture http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-is-apologetics The Apostle Peter wrote that all Christians need to be ready to give an 'apology' (Greek apologia) or defence of their Christian hope to… Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:00:14 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-is-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-ethics-of-apologetics David Cook considers the ethics of apologetics. He looks at why people reject the use of apologetics and whether they have a good case or… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-ethics-of-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/bridges-to-the-gospel Bridges exist in every era, but they can look different from those in the past. Changes in culture may make some ways of doing things less… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/bridges-to-the-gospel http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/aquinas-great-thinkers-review Thomas Aquinas had an enormous influence on Christian thought. In this short book, K Scott Oliphint analyses and critiques Aquinas' thought. Tue, 07 May 2019 14:08:27 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/aquinas-great-thinkers-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/preparing-to-answer When questions come your way, what will you say? Here are three tips to help you prepare. Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:39:18 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/preparing-to-answer http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/rediscovering-great-tradition-christian-thinking In this book, the authors encourage students to join them in the effort to reclaim and advance the Christian intellectual tradition. Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:12:43 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/rediscovering-great-tradition-christian-thinking http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/where-was-god-review Christopher Ash opens up what the Bible says about the tricky question of suffering. Mon, 15 May 2017 10:42:16 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/where-was-god-review http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/art-the-gospel-and-what-it-means-to-be-human How has the way art depicts humanity changed over time? How should the truths of the Christian view of humanity shape creative practice? Mon, 28 Nov 2016 06:15:21 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/art-the-gospel-and-what-it-means-to-be-human http://www.bethinking.org/culture/faith-generation-review With young people drifting away from the church faster than ever, this book looks at ways to create a space where faith is seen as a… Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:41:37 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/faith-generation-review http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/making-sense-of-god-review Tim Keller's new book explores the question of how anyone in our age of scepticism could believe in Christianity. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:00:24 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/making-sense-of-god-review http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/navigating-the-transgender-agenda How can Christians respond to questions about 'transgender' issues? Sat, 17 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/navigating-the-transgender-agenda http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/gender-dysphoria A medical and biblical exploration of gender issues. Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/gender-dysphoria http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/5-tips-for-young-apologists Sean McDowell shares some important tips for 'young' apologists. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/5-tips-for-young-apologists http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/integrity-and-the-markets Investment bank chairman and ex-Marxist, explains how his faith makes a difference to his work. Mon, 28 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/integrity-and-the-markets http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/get-real Reality TV now seems to be everywhere. What does it tell us about what is real and what is true? And what does it say about God? Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:00:24 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/get-real http://www.bethinking.org/is-there-meaning-to-life/the-heart-of-contentment Does the philosophy of individualism lead to happiness? How does the desire for freedom link in with the human need for relationship? Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:00:01 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/is-there-meaning-to-life/the-heart-of-contentment http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/the-benefits-of-apologetics Peter Byrom explains how apologetics enabled him to see that Christian belief was reasonable and needed a response. Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:19:30 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/is-christianity-true/the-benefits-of-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-intellectuals-in-the-world Advice on the role of, and issues facing, a Christian academic in the world. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:00:18 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-intellectuals-in-the-world http://www.bethinking.org/morality/god-and-liberty When Benjamin Franklin introduced his grandson to Voltaire shortly before the latter's death in 1778, that great opponent of the Catholic… Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:00:16 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/god-and-liberty http://www.bethinking.org/truth/why-bother-arguing This talk covers some of the basic concepts of truth, logic and persuasion which are helpful when we are 'defending and communicating the… Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/truth/why-bother-arguing http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-great-gatsby A review of the film The Great Gatsby. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:59 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-great-gatsby http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-theology-of-florence-the-machines-ceremonials The setting for the video of 'No Light No Light', the second single from 2011's Ceremonials – a traditional church building complete… Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:34:38 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-theology-of-florence-the-machines-ceremonials http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-apologetic-task This talk addresses the challenges faced by the UK Church, such as Secularism and Islam, arguing for the necessity of effective apologetics. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:39:33 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-apologetic-task http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lincoln A review of the film Lincoln. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 06:00:57 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lincoln http://www.bethinking.org/culture/les-misrables A review of the film Les Mis�rables. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:00:17 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/les-misrables http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/how-should-i-explain-my-faith-as-i-enter-university The beginning of university life is filled with uncertainties, and also great opportunities. You will no doubt already have received more… Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:00:09 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/how-should-i-explain-my-faith-as-i-enter-university http://www.bethinking.org/culture/transformational-suffering-and-the-karate-kid How can we be transformed through suffering? Surprisingly, the eighties cult film The Karate Kid offers some insights. If you're unfamiliar… Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:47:31 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/transformational-suffering-and-the-karate-kid http://www.bethinking.org/culture/brontes-eternal-powers The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the… Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:37:13 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/brontes-eternal-powers http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/nothing-but-a-pack-of-neurons In this paper, Stuart Judge considers whether discoveries in neuroscience that correlate our mental activity with our brain activity… Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:28:10 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/nothing-but-a-pack-of-neurons http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sherlock-holmes A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sherlock-holmes http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/image-what-am-i-worth Michael Ots considers the question of self-image and asks what is the value of any human being. The talk lasts about 30 mins and is… Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/image-what-am-i-worth http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-gotta-have-faith Steve Wilcox begins his apologetics series by examining the principles of faith. ‘Faith’ is considered a dirty word in our… Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:05:48 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-gotta-have-faith http://www.bethinking.org/culture/route-irish-corruption-and-conscience What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because… Fri, 27 May 2011 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/route-irish-corruption-and-conscience http://www.bethinking.org/culture/catfish One of the many changes which the Internet has brought into our lives is that it is remarkably easy to masquerade as something we're not.… Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:33:36 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/catfish http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-sport-and-exercise-science Being a student of Sport and Exercise Science, it is important that you are prepared for three years of questions like, �So do you just… Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:23:34 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-sport-and-exercise-science http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/corinth-and-acts-17 For the context of this article on Paul's evangelistic methods and his use of apologetics, read Acts 17:16-18:17. What Happened at… Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:52:35 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/corinth-and-acts-17 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/inception Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a very unusual sort of criminal. Along with the pragmatic Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), he is paid to… Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/inception http://www.bethinking.org/culture/toy-story-3 As Andy leaves for college, Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), space ranger Buzz (Tim Allen) and what remains of the old gang confront the reality… Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:39:22 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/toy-story-3 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/twilight Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being… Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/twilight http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/thinking-christianly-about-politics A politician, a surgeon, an electrical engineer and an anaesthetist once entered into a discussion about which of them represented the… Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/thinking-christianly-about-politics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/skins There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is… Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:46:55 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/skins http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sum-forty-tales-from-the-afterlives Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when… Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:30:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sum-forty-tales-from-the-afterlives http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-physics A look at some of the challenges and opportunities for Christians studying Physics. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:12 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-physics http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/psychology-as-religion In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Florida in January 1995, Professor Paul Vitz provides a Christian critique of… Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/psychology-as-religion http://www.bethinking.org/culture/transformers Based on the iconic 1980s cartoon series and film of the same name, Transformers is the story of Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), an ordinary… Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:33 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/transformers http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-narnia-code-an-interview-with-michael-ward The Rev. Dr. Michael Ward is an Anglican minister and the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis. It… Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-narnia-code-an-interview-with-michael-ward http://www.bethinking.org/culture/wicked The title and witch-themed publicity made me a little unsure about whether a Christian should be joining the crowds flocking to this… Sat, 16 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/wicked http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/faith-in-a-pluralistic-society In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Cambridge in March 2008, Dr Elaine Storkey considers what it means to have a… Fri, 01 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/faith-in-a-pluralistic-society http://www.bethinking.org/culture/inkheart A review of the film Inkheart. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/inkheart http://www.bethinking.org/culture/i-am-legend A review of the film I Am Legend. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/i-am-legend http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/mission-postmodernity-and-apologetics The late British missiologist Lesslie Newbigin made a profound impact on many evangelicals. His prophetical call to mission in the West was… Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/mission-postmodernity-and-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-should-i-say-learning-to-answer-our-friends-questions Sometimes we’re nervous about witnessing for Christ because we’re afraid we’ll be asked questions we can’t answer.… Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-should-i-say-learning-to-answer-our-friends-questions http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/why-doesnt-god-answer-my-prayers How we reply to this complex question will very much depend on who is asking, and we need to be ready to admit that we don’t have all… Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/why-doesnt-god-answer-my-prayers http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/i-know-christianity-is-true-but-i-cant-believe-it Rudiger Sumann talks on the subject of 'I Know Christianity is True but I Can't Believe It'. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/i-know-christianity-is-true-but-i-cant-believe-it http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christian-mission-honest-questions What is the Christian�s mission in the world? What should be our driving motivation both as individual believers and as Christians together? Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/christian-mission-honest-questions http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-challenge-of-atheism Three talks by Wim Rietkerk entitled 'The Challenge of Atheism' consider whether Christianity whould be seen as an ideology or as a… Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-challenge-of-atheism http://www.bethinking.org/morality/whats-wrong-with-sex-before-marriage This article suggests that the question of sex before marriage can raise far wider issues than might at first appear. Thu, 04 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/whats-wrong-with-sex-before-marriage http://www.bethinking.org/culture/desperate-housewives The biggest television hit in the USA since ER first aired has hit UK screens this year. Set in a wealthy and pristine suburban cul-de-sac,… Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:29:10 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/desperate-housewives http://www.bethinking.org/culture/shakespeare-a-christian-worldview William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs… Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/shakespeare-a-christian-worldview http://www.bethinking.org/culture/kingdom-of-heaven Kingdom of Heaven offers a very twenty-first century take on twelfth century history. In a war-torn world troubled by religious conflict,… Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/kingdom-of-heaven http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/whose-deck-is-it An apocryphal story of Greg Koukl's backyard deck serves to illustrate an important lesson about the nature of human identity. I'm having… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/whose-deck-is-it http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/considering-the-challenges-of-apologetics David Cook addresses the challenges that changes in cuture and thinking present to us as we do apologetics. Section I 1. THE NEED FOR… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/considering-the-challenges-of-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/a-students-guide-to-apologetics Stephen Nichols� short book is a helpful introduction to answering hard questions with grace and truth. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:11:44 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/a-students-guide-to-apologetics http://www.bethinking.org/culture/christianity-and-critical-race-theory This paper takes a careful look at critical race theory, and argues that only the Bible offers real hope for the future of race relations. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:31:03 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/christianity-and-critical-race-theory http://www.bethinking.org/culture/culture-making-review Andy Crouch�s award-winning book examines what a Christian posture towards human culture should look like. Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:18:26 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/culture-making-review http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/approaching-philosophy-of-religion-review Anthony Thiselton introduces key thinkers and ideas within philosophy of religion through the centuries. Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:30:11 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/approaching-philosophy-of-religion-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/created-creating-review How should Christians relate to culture today? In 'Created and Creating', William Edgar explores this vital question. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/created-creating-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/can-we-use-social-media-for-evangelism Review of a new book on Sharing Faith Using Social Media. The book also explores the use of different biblical paradigms for evangelism. Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:00:50 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/can-we-use-social-media-for-evangelism http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/the-long-shadow The impact of the sexual revolution on society and on Christian thinking - and how to respond. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/christian-beliefs/the-long-shadow http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-social-sciences How do subjects like sociology, human geography and anthropology reveal the wonder and brokenness of human culture? Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:30:42 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-social-sciences http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/is-pornography-a-big-deal A short video outlining some of the effects of pornography, based on academic research. Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:34:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/is-pornography-a-big-deal http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-christian-engagement-of-raunch-culture Florence Gildea considers the background and consequences to 'Raunch Culture' and offers an alternative Christian view. Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-christian-engagement-of-raunch-culture http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/young-nation Why does the desire to be young again continually re-appear in contemporary culture? What is a Christian response? Sat, 25 Jul 2015 07:00:43 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/young-nation http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/in-the-psychiatrists-care Consultant psychiatrist Rob Waller talks about his work, as a Christian, in the area of mental health and discusses some related issues. Wed, 20 May 2015 06:30:56 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/in-the-psychiatrists-care http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-faith-in-the-social-sciences General advice on how to approach your discipline of study from a Christian perspective to produce authentically Christian scholarship. Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:51:24 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-faith-in-the-social-sciences http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-real-schaeffer Andrew Fellows, Greg Jesson and Ranald Macaulay on the real Francis Schaeffer and his continuing influence and legacy today. Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:45:14 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-real-schaeffer http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/uk-general-election-2015 Resources relating to the UK 2015 General Election. Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:27:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/uk-general-election-2015 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/seeking-the-welfare-of-the-university How should Christian academics conduct their lives and research within the life of the university? Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:30:59 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/seeking-the-welfare-of-the-university http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/being-a-christian-in-academia Alister McGrath provides advice for Christians considering the possibility of working in academia. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:00:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/being-a-christian-in-academia http://www.bethinking.org/culture/dont-forget-about-the-baby At one time, every parent and child knew all about Nativity plays. Many will have memories and photographs of tea-towel-adorned shepherds,… Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:00:16 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/dont-forget-about-the-baby http://www.bethinking.org/culture/skyfall M (Judi Dench) is nothing if not pragmatic. Before the opening credits of Skyfall have even rolled, she has allowed not one, but two of her… Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:47:39 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/skyfall http://www.bethinking.org/culture/asylum-of-the-daleks "Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the… Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:43:07 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/asylum-of-the-daleks http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/am-i-wasting-my-time Hugh Ross encourages us to focus more on the direction of travel than the distance covered in our evangelistic contacts. "Do you think I'm… Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:45:13 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/am-i-wasting-my-time http://www.bethinking.org/culture/prometheus-raises-big-questions Some thoughts about the film Prometheus and the human search for meaning. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:03:13 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/prometheus-raises-big-questions http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/do-we-know-why-we-are-all-equal The forthright defence of the permissibility of "after-birth abortion" – infanticide – by two Melbourne-based philosophers in… Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/do-we-know-why-we-are-all-equal http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hunger-games According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical… Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:54:28 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hunger-games http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-vogue-for-vincent Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life… Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:06:13 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/a-vogue-for-vincent http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/evil-and-the-god-who-knows The earthquake in Pakistan, the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the devastating hurricane in the gulf coast of United States, babies dying of… Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/evil-and-the-god-who-knows http://www.bethinking.org/culture/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-a-discussion-guide The second of the two films adapted from J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel begins at the place where the first left us hanging:… Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:15:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-a-discussion-guide http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-history When people asked me what I studied at university and I told them, there were often a number of generic reactions. Inevitably, I would be… Tue, 24 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-history http://www.bethinking.org/culture/doctor-who-dilemmas-of-a-time-traveller A review of Doctor Who, Series 4 starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/doctor-who-dilemmas-of-a-time-traveller http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/do-christians-underestimate-the-power-of-stories At a recent Alpha group, frustrated by the complexity of the Bible, someone sighed, "I wish God had written an executive summary." But God… Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/do-christians-underestimate-the-power-of-stories http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sherlock The world's only consulting detective steps into the 21st Century in the BBC series Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the titular… Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:00:28 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/sherlock http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lady-gaga I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a… Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:59:22 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lady-gaga http://www.bethinking.org/culture/surrogates ‘You can live your life without limitations and become anyone you want to be.’ Disease and injury, ageing and ugliness, death… Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/surrogates http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/you-only-live-once-if-then In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of Virginia in March 2009, Dr Os Guiness considers the different ways that people… Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/you-only-live-once-if-then http://www.bethinking.org/culture/last-chance-harvey A review of the film Last Chance Harvey. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/last-chance-harvey http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/what-your-university-wont-teach-you In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at Louisiana State University in February 2008, Dallas Willard asks where moral teaching is to be… Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/what-your-university-wont-teach-you http://www.bethinking.org/culture/watchmen A review of the book and film of Watchmen. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/watchmen http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-x-files-i-want-to-believe A review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-x-files-i-want-to-believe http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/god-on-trial Towards the end of God on Trial, broadcast on Wednesday 3rd September 2008 on BBC2, a group of Auschwitz prisoners concluded that God was… Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/god-on-trial http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-golden-compass A review of the film of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-golden-compass http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jodi-picoults-keeping-faith Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically… Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/jodi-picoults-keeping-faith http://www.bethinking.org/culture/worlds-of-light-and-shade Fiona Stewart find worlds of light and shade in her review of the film Bridge to Terabithia. Every day before catching the bus to school… Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/worlds-of-light-and-shade http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/events Our listing of apologetics related courses and events. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/events http://www.bethinking.org/morality/peter-singer John Lennox speaks on the topic of Peter Singer and Utilitarianism. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/peter-singer http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-christian-life-grace-and-identity How are we to think about our lives? The most basic thing we can say about our human life is that God created us to be like Himself –… Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-christian-life-grace-and-identity http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/forgiveness What is the basic biblical teaching on forgiveness? Is there a difference between an apology and asking forgiveness? What about hard cases… Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/forgiveness http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-loss-of-god-in-the-novel English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which… Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/the-loss-of-god-in-the-novel http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-quest-for-goodness-in-the-writings-of-j-r-r-tolkien In one poll, J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Lord of the Rings was voted the British public's best loved book. Jerram Barrs delves into Tolkien's… Mon, 23 May 2005 10:00:47 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-quest-for-goodness-in-the-writings-of-j-r-r-tolkien http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-need-for-apologetic-communities The fact that almost all aspects of human activity today are dominated by naturalistic assumptions means that for many the Christian… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/the-need-for-apologetic-communities http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/handling-hegel Hegel is a challenging and influential thinker. This short but rich book engages with Hegel from a Reformed Christian perspective. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:32:10 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/handling-hegel http://www.bethinking.org/worldviews/learning-to-see-the-world-rightly In this book, Philip Ryken sets out the need for students to take a distinctively Christian approach to their studies � and all of life. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:26:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/worldviews/learning-to-see-the-world-rightly http://www.bethinking.org/morality/why-be-good-review What should motivate us to be good? This book examines four possible answers. Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:00:37 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/morality/why-be-good-review http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/how-to-muzzle-the-gospel-at-christmas Screwtape advises Wormwood on his (anti-)Christmas strategy. Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/how-to-muzzle-the-gospel-at-christmas http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-education Teaching is full of challenges. How can Christian teachers 'work for the Lord' in a school context? Mon, 14 Nov 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-education http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/transgender-talk A helpful talk for understanding transgender issues and thinking about how to respond to a transgender person. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/transgender-talk http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/flipping-the-meaning-of-lent Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day? The consumerist flip. Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/flipping-the-meaning-of-lent http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/surprised-by-oxford A review of Carolyn Weber's account of finding God at Oxford. Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:00:35 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/surprised-by-oxford http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/dont-just-do-something-sit-there What does Christian scholarship look like when considered from the perspectives of Creation, Fall and Redemption? Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:37:15 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/dont-just-do-something-sit-there http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-academics-in-the-university The challenges, temptations and opportunities of academic life as a Christian. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:00:21 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/christian-academics-in-the-university http://www.bethinking.org/culture/engaging-with-culture Advice for those of us who want to engage with the culture in which we live, presenting the Gospel with integrity and relevance. Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:55:57 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/engaging-with-culture http://www.bethinking.org/culture/maleficent 'Whispers of Redemption' in Maleficent, Disney's makeover of Sleeping Beauty. Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:31:46 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/maleficent http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-does-cs-lewis-say-to-us-today This talk is based on Alister McGrath's biography of C.S. Lewis. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:53:47 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/what-does-cs-lewis-say-to-us-today http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/my-biggest-mistakes-in-philosophy-and-theology Two talks from the Theology Network's 'Biggest Mistakes' Conference provide helpful advice for anyone studying theology or philosophy.… Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:43:58 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/my-biggest-mistakes-in-philosophy-and-theology http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/is-christianity-sexist This talk was given by Ann Brown at Canterbury University Christian Union. � 2012 Ann Brown This resource is provided by the kind… Tue, 01 May 2012 09:59:39 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/is-christianity-sexist http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/if-god-why-evil-book-review Those who have read many of Norman Geisler’s earlier works will likely recognize that this book is major update of an earlier book,… Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:05:34 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/if-god-why-evil-book-review http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll Isn't following Jesus all about rules that stop you living the way you want? Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/living-it-out/sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/bill-craig-reflects-on-the-reasonable-faith-tour Straight after the Reasonable Faith Tour, Bill Craig attended The Southern Evangelical Seminary's 2011 National Conference on Christian… Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/bill-craig-reflects-on-the-reasonable-faith-tour http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/dysciples-a-review We live in an age where a lot of emphasis is placed on instantaneous success. Sadly this level of unreal expectation has permeated… Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/dysciples-a-review http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-way 'El Camino de Santiago' or 'the Way of St. James' spans 800km across France and Spain. With its destination believed to be the burial place… Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:15:23 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-way http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/the-one-big-question "For as long as I can remember, suffering has been the major block to belief," says Bishop Michael Baughen. He speaks here about his new… Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:45:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/the-one-big-question http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/getting-out-of-my-head-the-problem-of-introspection Many people today describe that they are 'living inside their own head'. This describes a state of disconnection from reality outside of… Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:50:51 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/getting-out-of-my-head-the-problem-of-introspection http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-gladiator-who-defied-an-empire Pete Atkinson considers the difference the Christianity made to the Roman Empire. 'Are You Not Entertained?' – The Gladiator Who… Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:15:07 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-gladiator-who-defied-an-empire http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/kirby-laing-institute-for-christian-ethics Whatever aspect of ethics you're interested in, the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics (KLICE) seeks to provide resources to help… Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:35:20 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/kirby-laing-institute-for-christian-ethics http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-is-spiritual Most people are comfortable with the idea that "spiritual = supernatural". The supernatural is invisible. Does this mean that when we… Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/what-is-spiritual http://www.bethinking.org/culture/invictus The sun rises over the townships of South Africa on 10th May 1994. And the question at the back of everybody's mind is posed aloud by the… Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:48:44 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/invictus http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/refreshing-your-apologetics-some-suggestions It often seems difficult to make time for a refresher course – and sometimes the issue is knowing just how and where to start. So… Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/refreshing-your-apologetics-some-suggestions http://www.bethinking.org/culture/avatar The statistics are every bit as mind-boggling as the spectacle. A reported budget of $280,000,000 makes James Cameron’s Avatar one of… Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:33:31 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/avatar http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-anthropology-and-archaeology Some thoughts on studying archaeology and / or anthropology as a Christian. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:04 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/studying-anthropology-and-archaeology http://www.bethinking.org/culture/religulous Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of… Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:25 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/religulous http://www.bethinking.org/culture/star-trek A review of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:49 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/star-trek http://www.bethinking.org/culture/my-booky-wook A review of Russell Brand's My Booky Wook. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:33:17 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/my-booky-wook http://www.bethinking.org/culture/god-explained-in-a-taxi-ride A review of the book God Explained in a Taxi Ride. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/god-explained-in-a-taxi-ride http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/jesus-as-a-logician-and-apologist Dallas Willard considers what we can learn from the example of Jesus as a master logician and an excellent apologist. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:25:17 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/jesus-as-a-logician-and-apologist http://www.bethinking.org/culture/amazing-grace Review of Amazing Grace in the light of whether religion is a force for good or for bad. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/amazing-grace http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/can-reading-the-papers-make-you-go-blind A newspaper front page is, in essence, a religious object. Of course that isn't what we think we're buying. But it's what we get. Not with… Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/can-reading-the-papers-make-you-go-blind http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/a-ten-minute-witness I had a conversation today that I wish you could have eavesdropped on. It was that precious. I was preparing for the show about an hour ago… Fri, 12 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/a-ten-minute-witness http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-family-man A review of some of the ethics in The Family Man TV drama. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:30:36 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-family-man http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lifeblood A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/lifeblood http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/talking-about-community When the aliens begin to attack in Steven Spielberg's latest blockbuster War of the Worlds, the panicking public assume that this must be… Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:58:28 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/talking-about-community http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/are-human-beings-just-deluxe-chimps Some of my friends never tire of pointing out that human beings are just animals. People have been doing this for decades but recent work… Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/are-human-beings-just-deluxe-chimps http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/bosnia-rape-and-the-problem-of-evil Greg Koukl responds to a letter to the editor of the L.A. Times in which the writer's pain causes him to ask the age-old question of why… Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/bosnia-rape-and-the-problem-of-evil http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/how-can-i-make-sense-of-all-the-suffering In a world where we see so much suffering, what reasons are there for hope? Tue, 14 May 2024 15:20:30 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/suffering/how-can-i-make-sense-of-all-the-suffering http://www.bethinking.org/collection/common-questions These resources will help you start thinking through six common objections to the Christian faith. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:16:50 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/collection/common-questions http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-dont-need-all-the-answers When your friends bombard you with questions, how can you cope? Here's one suggestion to take the pressure off. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:46:37 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/you-dont-need-all-the-answers http://www.bethinking.org/collection/youth These resources are aimed at helping 14-18 year olds give an answer for their faith at school, to friends and teachers. Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:45:37 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/collection/youth http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/science-and-extraterrestrials Would �contact with extraterrestrial beings create a crisis of faith? Chris Oldfield reviews 'Science, Religion and the Search for… Mon, 17 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/science-and-extraterrestrials http://www.bethinking.org/culture/last-chance-saloon The Lone Ranger (2013) has been such a flop at the US box-office that critics are heralding the death of the Western. Are these critics… Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:00:44 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/last-chance-saloon http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/panel-discussion Peter S. Williams chairs a discussion with William Lane Craig, John Lennox, Peter J. Williams and Gary R. Habermas. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:36:04 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/panel-discussion http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful… Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:02:44 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey http://www.bethinking.org/culture/war-horse How do you begin to tell stories about a war which claimed more than fifteen million lives? For children's author Michael Morpurgo, the… Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/war-horse http://www.bethinking.org/culture/alice-in-wonderland Yet another film foray into Wonderland demonstrates the abiding charm of Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories. But Tim Burton’s… Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/alice-in-wonderland http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/reaching-out-to-a-non-christian-world In this series of two talks, Jerram Barrs considers how we can reach out to those living in a non-Christian culture. � Jerram Barrs Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:42:33 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/apologetics/reaching-out-to-a-non-christian-world http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/if-christianity-is-true-then-why-do-i-have-these-problems Gavin McGrath takes a look at some of the problems that Christians experience in their lives. � Gavin McGrath Used by the kind… Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:49:42 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/if-christianity-is-true-then-why-do-i-have-these-problems http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/ten-reasons-why-christian-medics-need-cmf Whether you're a first year at medical school, or graduated ages ago, it's always good to consider why you are working in medicine. For… Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00:23 +0100 http://www.bethinking.org/your-studies/ten-reasons-why-christian-medics-need-cmf http://www.bethinking.org/culture/science-fiction-movies-our-new-mythologies It seems like we can't do without God; or anyway something like him. 'In each of us there is an empty hole in the shape of God', said… Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:56:16 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/culture/science-fiction-movies-our-new-mythologies http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/dick-keyes-on-apologetics Dick Keyes' series of three talks on Apologetics considers the prevalence of idolatry today and how we can challenge people to realise and… Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bethinking.org/human-life/dick-keyes-on-apologetics