by Stephen Brown As the year 2017 closes our thoughts may turn to Burns and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ but it is perhaps timely to consider another quote from the bard – ‘Mans inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn!’ Written in 1784 but apposite to the plight of the Palestinian people today – 100 years on …
Following last month’s Book Review, we received this letter which is published in full. Re: Book Review: Bart D. Ehrman: Whose Word Is It? A rather remarkable review appeared in the November ‘Voice’. It is remarkable for proclaiming, as if it has only just been discovered, a view of the Bible that goes back to …
The Story Behind Who Changed the New Testament and Why by Bart D Ehrman Ehrman is an eminent biblical scholar and is currently the James A Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina who according to his Wikipedia entry is one of North America’s leading scholars in his field which …
Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne Reviewed by Stephen Brown This is a fascinating book – for either a student of evolution or for anyone with only a passing interest in the subject. But there is yet another category – those people who rail against the increase of creationism and have sought to counter …