Category - hitchens

Against the gods, religious and otherwise

Mark Vernon — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:21:33 +0000

The non-religious as well as the religious fight amongst themselves, Mark Vernon observes. But in questioning, they are all the better for it, provided that plural thoughtfulness can overcome intolerant rationalism.

Williams questions Dawkins' critical thinking about religion

staff writers — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:32:03 +0100

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has said that Richard Dawkins and other apostles of anti-religious sentiment are oversimplifying complex issues and often missing the point. His comments came in a lecture at the University of Swansea.

We need a more intelligent religion debate

Theo Hobson — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:33:21 +0100

Current media debates about religion are often ill-informed as well as partisan, says Theo Hobson. Atheists as well as believers need challenging on their outlook.