Musings on biblical studies, politics, religion, ethics, human nature, tidbits from science
I’ve decided to no longer call myself an atheist, but a naturalist. A. C. Grayling convinced me to do this without much trouble in his little book “Against All Gods” As it happens, no atheist should call himself or herself one. The term already sells a pass to theists, because it invites debate on their … Continue reading “No longer to call myself “an atheist”; with some Grayling snippets”
13. Eyewitness memory Richard Bauckham uses this chapter to relate modern studies in memory psychology “to gospel traditions in a systematic way”. RB acknowledges that others like Crossan have addressed memory studies before but B is attempting to apply them more specifically in a range of cases of eyewitness recall and as the sources of … Continue reading “Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. Chapter 13”
14th March 2019: New post covering the professional side of my life as a librarian: On Being a Librarian … Since I wrote the following spiel — in late February 2012 to be more precise — Tim Widowfield has joined me as a regular co-contributor to this blog. The closest piece to a little “bio” … Continue reading “ABOUT VRIDAR: Authors’ profiles (updated 14th March 2019)”