Naked Reflections

Should religious rules about diet be ignored to save the planet?

What would Twitter and Facebook do for a 21st Century messiah?

Plans for the climate summit in Glasgow are in chaos, we consider the urgency of climate change action...

What is the theology of alcohol?

More than a metaphor: research suggests that our gut affects our moods and vice versa...

Humour takes many forms, and analysing humour is a dangerous game...

Forgiving is a serious matter but can it come from nowhere? Or is an apology needed first?

Why did the genome-sequencing Institute face allegations of ethical misconduct?

According to creationists, the world and human beings were created in six 24-hour days about 6000 years ago...

Are we playing God, or ridding the world of disease, creating a super race, or laying bare our deepest human nature?

We explore the concept of childhood through literature, psychology, religion and education.

How should we die? Can we plan or hope for a good death? Medical advances mean life can be prolonged as never before...

Is the loss of faith in authority a perfect storm of an Internet fuelled delusion that we “know it all ourselves”?

“It’s the hope that kills you…" Optimism, hope’s more pragmatic sibling, is not always rewarded either. Why?

Is travel a necessity, statement of religious faith, uncomfortable chore or a self- glorifying quest?

What does inclusivity in society mean?

The Amazon forest was burning up this summer, the huge Greenland icecap is melting. What’s to be done?

What exactly is a crime? It’s not always obvious: both Socrates and Jesus were treated as criminals...

When uncertainty creeps into scientific enquiry or religious faith, is it a sign of failure?