The Divine Universe

In AD325, the leading intellectuals of the Church met in Nicea, at the command of the recently converted Emperor Constantine, to settle once and for all the problem of Jesus. The outcome has left many people more confused than they would care to admit. According to the Nicene Creed, the Christian God is Father, Son [...]

Whoever composed the first chapter of Genesis was a genius, but his or her genius is seldom recognised. This story of creation is not just inspired poetry, a beautiful hymn that was probably part of the regular worship of the second temple; it celebrates a brilliant discovery. Two and a half thousand years ago an [...]

It is time to come clean regarding the philosophical and religious background of my thinking. Although I have a wide interest in religion generally and in what is popularly called spirituality, I identify myself as Christian. I subscribe to the basic doctrine of the Holy Trinity. I don’t accept this formula as absolute truth (I [...]

Why is there a universe? Why is there anything rather than nothing? Scientists are beginning to ask this question, although it is agreed that science cannot answer the question of what caused the big bang. The laws of physics break down before a certain point in time. This is a very short period, called the [...]