November 2016 | Uncommon Ground

Interview with Ali Raza – Kurdish Artist

November 28, 2016 Scott Jacobsen 0

Ali Raza is an artist from Kurdistan. Ali Raza talks about growing up in the Iraqi-Iranian war, and how human rights can be ratified in art.

Conatus News Podcast Episode 2 With Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

November 28, 2016 Benedict Nicholson 0

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar joins Benedict for a discussion on Islamism, Trump, and the Middle East. Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes and leave a good review. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/294708858″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”

The Siege of Aleppo Has No Easy Answers

November 28, 2016 Ivor Jones 0

Eighty-two men, women and children shot on the spot. Homes and buildings bombed to smithereens to create a landscape reminiscent of Dresden. Innocents blasted into oblivion by indiscriminate ‘air strikes’

Prophetic Christianity and its ‘Doom-contents’ in Africa

November 27, 2016 Leo Igwe 0

The image of a South African pastor spraying his congregation with a pesticide called Doom during a ‘healing session’ has sparked a wave of outrage and condemnation across the world. This self-proclaimed

The Castro Worshipping Should Make Any Progressive Squeamish

November 27, 2016 Benjamin David 0

Mr Comandante himself toppled Batista, erected a communist state, and weathered incalculable American assassination attempts. However, his own citizens experienced systematic and appalling freedom-abuses and all sorts of other acrid

Interview with Dana L. Morganroth - Advisory Board Member and Vice President of CFI-Pittsburgh

November 25, 2016 Scott Jacobsen 0

Dana L. Morganroth is an advisory Board-Member and Vice President of CFI-Pittsburgh, and a Board-Member and Vice President Sunday Assembly Pittsburgh. What began the interest in critical thinking, science, and

Brexit and a Tale of Two Liberalisms (Part 3)

November 24, 2016 Will Lane 0

Can a resurgent form of liberal-nationalism be used to combat the xenophobic, sectarian and fear-stoking nationalism that resulted in the Brexit vote?

When Democracy Threatens…Democracy

November 24, 2016 George Suchett-Kaye 0

I published the following post on a French website, Agoravox, which at first glance, seemed rather like the present one. I wanted to share my views on the dangers of

The NUS spent £60,000 on Protests -Where’s the Media Coverage?

November 23, 2016 Paige Tracey 0

In the absence of any significant media coverage, and any substantial student support, was this really a suitable way of spending the student funds that the NUS themselves claims are becoming sparser and sparser?

Nietzsche And The Death of God

November 23, 2016 Scott Jacobsen 0

In his 1882 book, The Gay Science, Nietzsche controversially announces the ‘death of God’. What does Nietzsche mean? And is God still ‘dead’?

Month: November 2016

Interview with Ali Raza – Kurdish Artist

Conatus News Podcast Episode 2 With Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

The Siege of Aleppo Has No Easy Answers

Prophetic Christianity and its ‘Doom-contents’ in Africa

The Castro Worshipping Should Make Any Progressive Squeamish

Interview with Dana L. Morganroth - Advisory Board Member and Vice President of CFI-Pittsburgh

Brexit and a Tale of Two Liberalisms (Part 3)

When Democracy Threatens…Democracy

The NUS spent £60,000 on Protests -Where’s the Media Coverage?

Nietzsche And The Death of God

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

For a New Left | Dan Fisher

The Spread of Anti-Christian Hatred in Egypt | Tara Abhasakun

Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? | Sarah Mills

The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous