Unbelief, the Opiate of the Masses
by Kurt HoferAfter two centuries in which religiosity has been widely seen as the “opiate of the masses,” it’s time to turn the screws on the comfortably agnostic and atheist. Continue Reading »
Way beyond the New Atheist Nonsense
by George WeigelSome of the great fathers of modern science were Catholic priests—proof that faith and reason can exist in harmony, as they still do today. Continue Reading »
Easter is not a Question Mark
by George WeigelExcavating my desk recently, I found the program notes from a Tallis Scholars concert my wife and I had attended a few months ago. The Tallis Scholars are a marvelous a capella ensemble, but most of their music that night was rather too minimalist for my tastes. In any event, the author of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Omnibus of Fallacies
by Edward FeserFaith versus Fact is some kind of achievement. Biologist Jerry Coyne has managed to write what might be the worst book yet published in the New Atheist genre. True, the competition for that particular distinction is fierce. But among other volumes in this metastasizing literature, each has at least . . . . Continue Reading »
Childish or Childlike? That is the real choice.
by Carl R. TruemanJeffrey Tayler's criticism of religion misses the real choice which Christianity and secularism represent. Continue Reading »
A New Apologetic
by Francesca Aran MurphyDavid Bentley Hart has written a classic of Christian apologetics. Works of apologetics are defenses of the Christian faith. A defense is different both tactically and strategically from an attack. It doesn’t intend to dismantle the opponent’s position, except insofar as the . . . . Continue Reading »
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