by Graham Cotter | May 14, 2011
“All, or nothing at all,” whined the crooners of our youth: love was demanded fully, no holding back. And this call still goes out in different words from the Storm Troopers of religion, and we are told that if we strip off even a glove or a handkerchief from our...
by Graham Cotter | May 8, 2011
The writer Charles Williams (friend of C.S.Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien) was a brilliant and gifted interpreter of Scripture. In one of Jesus’ parables there is a wedding feast to which all are invited. But one man does not come in a wedding garment, and is not allowed in....
by Graham Cotter | May 1, 2011
At first glance, this weekend’s royal wedding in Westminster Abbey may seem to have little connection with Faith and Science. However it is faith that the couple have promised each other, faith that we have that they will be good partners, bringing grace and justice...
by Graham Cotter | Apr 24, 2011
I was so happy when in the local news I saw pictures of the Youth for Christ practicing their dancing which they do in a regular way as part of their worship. I have tried with the not so young, some in Port Hope, some in Colborne and Grafton, and some back in...
by Graham Cotter | Apr 22, 2011
Sir Peter Medawar was one of those scientists whose work has affected people all over the world. A specialist in biology, he developed theory and practice in immunology of great value, when we think of the transplants which have saved people’s lives and fortunes. The...
by Graham Cotter | Apr 18, 2011
In an analysis of the creative process Michael Polanyi finds that art, science, and indeed spirituality, arise from the depths of the self with a kind of autonomy and otherness, and are marked with a sense of the wholeness and beauty of what is accomplished. It is...
