Liberty, equality, fraternity…but what have they become? Gordon Menzies explores the consequences of pursuing Western ideals.

The cry ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ has come to represent all that the Enlightenment aspired to. But how well has it travelled over the past few centuries, and what would today’s three-fold catchcry be? Gordon Menzies posits a Christian view.

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Scientists wrestle with philosophy; theologians struggle with biology. The contemporary attempt to integrate these fields still has a long way to go.

To what extent do the biological/ neurobiological sciences help us understand issues of personhood and soul? To some, the answer is obvious: entirely. It is increasingly common to find cognitive scientists claiming not only that neurology is everything and consciousness simply one property of brain

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Are adults are too old to change their ways and embrace Christ as Lord?

Conversion to Christianity has long fascinated me. What is it that causes such a profound change in a person’s thinking and way of life that we say they have been ‘converted’ from one kind of person into another? The Gospel language for such a change is ‘born again’, a term now so politicised as to obscure its powerful evocation of a fresh start.

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