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Human Flourishing

Authors: Andrew Briggs, Michael J. Reiss

Scientific Insight and Spiritual Wisdom

The authors of this authoritative and interdisciplinary study are both scientists and committed Christians widely published in the field of science, philosophy and religion. Briggs…… Read More »

Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Author: Scott Hershovitz

Reviewer: Martin Lockley

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Are You Kidding?

This amusing, readable and at times delightful book might have been published under its subtitle alone. These “adventures in philosophy with … kids” shows author…… Read More »

Religion in the Modern World

Author: Keith Ward

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Perspectives On Truth

Keith Ward is well-known for his many studies of religions and their relationship to science. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford and has…… Read More »

How Religion Evolved

Author: Robin Dunbar

Reviewer: Steve Minett

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Religion as a Bonding Agent For Human Groups

This is a book about religion through the lens of evolutionary psychology. The author, Robin Dunbar, gives two definitions of religion; firstly, Durkheim’s, that religion…… Read More »

The Light Within a Human Heart

Author: Lars Muhl

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Remembering Who We Are

Many readers will already be familiar with the work of Danish mystic and musician Lars Muhl, who has also spoken on our webinar platform. In…… Read More »

Inner Work of Age

Authors: Connie Zweig, Harry R. Moody

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Shifting From Role to Soul

This has been an important book for me to read and reflect upon during my sabbatical when I have been considering my orientation and agenda…… Read More »

Varieties of Atheism in Science

Authors: Elaine Howard Ecklund, Johnson, David R.

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

A More Nuanced View

Elaine Howard Ecklund is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University. She has been the principal investigator…… Read More »

Braintrust

Author: Patricia S Churchland

Reviewer: Gunnel Minett

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

What is Morality - a Question More Important Than Ever

To live by a moral code has always been a cornerstone of human interaction and socialisation. In order for people to live together in some…… Read More »

Conversations with Socrates and Plato

Author: Neal K. Grossman

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Towards a Post-Materialist Social Order

When I was studying education in Cambridge, I was lucky enough to be taught by Sir Desmond Lee, who was the editor of the Penguin…… Read More »

Dark Matters

Author: Mara van der Lugt

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Spirituality

Pessimism and the Problem of Suffering

This is a brilliant, profound and subtle contribution to the history of ideas, and more especially to questions relating to theodicy, suffering and evil. I…… Read More »