What do unbelievers believe?
We get atheism wrong if we see it simply as a detached, philosophical (dis)belief in God, argues Nick Spencer. 06/06/2019
In Brief
A History of the Bible: the Book and its Faiths
Nick Spencer reviews ‘A History of the Bible: The Book and its Faiths’, by John Barton. 24/05/2019
In Brief
Rescuing reason from the ruins of Reason
Nick Spencer reviews ‘The Territories of Human Reason’, by Alister McGrath. 16/05/2019
In Brief
The Warfare between Science and Religion: The idea that wouldn’t die
Nick Spencer reviews ‘The Warfare between Science and Religion: The idea that wouldn’t die’, published by John Hopkins University Press. 29.04.2019
In Brief
Escape from EUgypt: Boris, Moses and the Exodus Story
Theos’ Senior Fellow Nick Spencer asks whether Boris Johnson’s comparison of Brexit to the Exodus is 100% justified. 25/03/2019
In Brief
Deliver us from Twitter
Nick Spencer considers the Twittersphere and asks whether we really need to know what goes on inside our neighbour’s head. 06/03/2019
In Brief
One in three of us trust in guardian angels. Why?
The Sunday Times quotes Theos research in this article on the growing number of people professing a belief in guardian angels. 05.03.2019
Articles
Nick Spencer in conversation with Julian Baggini
Nick Spencer speaks to the philosopher, writer and journalist Julian Baggini. 23/02/2019
Podcast
The brutish origins of British liberalism
Nick Spencer reviews James Simpson’s ‘Permanent Revolution: The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism’ for The Spectator. 14/02/2019
Articles
Many people still reject Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
Nick Spencer is quoted in The Economist for his comments on Charles Darwin and public disbelief in the theory of evolution. 12/02/2019
Articles
Disbelieving Darwin: the dangers of evolution opinion polls
A Darwin Day poll suggests Britons are turning away from the theory of evolution. Nick Spencer advises caution. 12/02/2019
In Brief
Nick Spencer in conversation with Guy Stagg
Nick Spencer speaks to author Guy Stagg about mental illness, his pilgrimage from Canterbury to Jerusalem, and his book The Crossway. 08/02/2019
Podcast