Category: faith

Russell Haines talks about the Faith exhibition in Gloucester Cathedral

I popped over to Gloucester Cathedral recently, and interviewed Russell Haines about his Faith exhibition. The exhibition has attracted a certain amount of controversy, but I wanted to ask Russell more about his intentions when embarking on the…

Is Reason better than (blind) Faith?

Are we right to reject the idea of Faith, in the name of supporting our beliefs via rational grounds? In case you’re interested – there is more info about our Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course at http://db.tt/jSEK5Qn4 – enjoy –…

Seventh Seal (again)

Hi,We will be looking at the film The Seventh Seal in class today.Look at http://course1.winona.edu/pjohnson/h140/seal.htm for some ideas (see list of questions near base of the page) – and make comment via this blog post. Other ideas are…

The march of the militant atheists!

Are atheists the unsung heroes of the modern age? You may have read in the papers that ‘Darwin’s rottweiler’ Richard Dawkins is spearheading a campaign in America to trumpet the voice of the nation’s atheists who are seemingly…

Gay Rights, Faith and the Law

As many of you will have noticed, attempts to block the Sexual Orientation Regulations in the House of Lords have failed. A number of faith groups had objected to the regulations. The rules mean that people who offer…