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  • December 16, 2020
    Companionship in a time of change

    There were two shelves of Everyman Library classics in my childhood home. These had largely been acquired second hand and I remember them as being in varying conditions of well-thumbed tattiness.

  • September 4, 2020
    Culture wars and the work of citizenship

    Culture wars are as pointlessly destructive as any other form of warfare.

  • January 21, 2015
    Americans divided on state versus religious interference

    Nearly half (46 per cent) of Americans say they are more concerned about the government interfering with the ability of people to freely practice their religion, while an equal number (46 per cent) say they are more concerned about religious groups trying to pass laws that force their beliefs on others.

  • January 9, 2013
    A broader perspective on the US atheist/believer controversy

    While over half of Americans claim to be Christian, the number of the unaffiliated has increased from 14 million in 1990 to 34 million in 2008. A new book explores the boundaries between belief and unbelief in a changing culture.

  • February 16, 2008
    Evolution is no threat to thoughtful religion, say US churches

    US churches defied the stereotype that American Christianity is a cipher for anti-science creationism last week, as they marked Evolution Weekend with sermons and seminars on how spiritual and scientific exploration go together.