Faith and Meaning with Dan Shinn

The Problem of Evil - how much of a challenge is if for theism?

My Year 13 students debate whether the problem of evil destroys theism.

Boethius, Eternity and Free Will

A discussion on the topic of God's omniscience

Faith and Meaning with Dan Shinn

The first in a series of discussions with Dan Shinn, a philosophy student at Sheffield University. We talk about faith and atheism and the objectivity of morality.

Welcome to the Hermit Podcast

An introduction to the threefold way of knowing represented by the lamp, mantle and staff of the Hermit

Symbolism of the Creation of Adam

In this episode I take a brief look at the symbolism of the creation of Adam, relying on some of the insights from the Christian tradition, and especially the work of Mathieu Pageau in his excellent book, The Language of Creation. I end with some observations on the Michelangelo painting, the Creation of Adam.