New book: Did Jesus Exist? The answer: Yes he did

Bart Ehrmann is a very well-known New Testament scholar, and an atheist. But even though many atheists deny that Jesus is a historical figure, Ehrman is not one of them. He recently wrote a book Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, that will be released tomorrow (March 20, 2012). Ehrman answers … Lees verder

No ESSSAT conference for me this year

From April 24-29 the 14th international conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT) will take place in Tartu, Estonia. The theme of the conference is What is life? More information about the conference can be found here: http://esssat2012.edicypages.com. This year will be the first time since I was a … Lees verder

Small milestone…

For almost 5 years now I review in my free time new books in theology, theology and science, and philosophy for the Dutch library & schools system, NBD Biblion. I started in April 2007 and I am still very much enjoying it. Just for fun, I counted all my reviews up to today. And it … Lees verder

When Eve met Adam…

When Eve met Adam, Paradise was lost… Source: http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip/2012/02/01/. Happy Valentine’s Day anyway… 🙂

Williams, Dawkins, and Kenny on the nature of human beings and their ultimate origins, 23/02/2012

On 23 February, there will be an interesting debate between Rowan Williams (the Archbishop of Canterbury), Richard Dawkins and Anthony Kenny on the issue of “The Nature of Human Beings and the Question of their Ultimate Origin”. Time and venue: THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE, OXFORD, THURSDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2012, 4.00-5.30PM (UK time). Because of the huge … Lees verder