Essay: Barry scholar James Pennell responds to my essay on church autonomy
James Pennell, a Barry Scholar at the University of Oxford, penned a response to my latest article for the Canopy Forum. He agrees that Christians should resist the Lockean image of religious associations, which views churchesContinue reading “Essay: Barry scholar James Pennell responds to my essay on church autonomy”
Radio: Fasting with the Voice of Islam UK
In this radio interview with the Voice of Islam UK, a London-based initiative of the global Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I discuss the Christian practice of fasting. Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on breadContinue reading “Radio: Fasting with the Voice of Islam UK”
Essay: Church autonomy and the corpus mysticum tradition
Today, the Canopy Forum at Emory University published my essay on church autonomy and the corpus mysticum tradition. I argue that church communities should reflect on the extent to which they’ve ‘bought into’ individual rights-talk, especiallyContinue reading “Essay: Church autonomy and the corpus mysticum tradition”
Essay: Why do restrictions on public worship cause “irreparable harm”?
My latest essay for the Canopy Forum elaborates upon two points raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo (2020): that New York’s COVID restrictions on religious attendance would cause “irreparable injury”Continue reading “Essay: Why do restrictions on public worship cause “irreparable harm”?”
Philosophy, psychology, and prayer with Voice of Islam UK
What better way to begin the morning than with prayer? On this particular morning, I had the pleasure of discussing prayer as well — this time with the Voice of Islam UK on their live radioContinue reading “Philosophy, psychology, and prayer with Voice of Islam UK”
Lectures: Wisdom, corporate responsibility, and the social role of business
According to Aristotle, a virtue is an enduring disposition that allows a person to think, feel and act well, or appropriately, in a given situation (Nicomachean Ethics 1105b25–6). For example, against the attack of an enemy,Continue reading “Lectures: Wisdom, corporate responsibility, and the social role of business”
Podcast: Group ontology and religious freedom with the New Books Network
Recently, Ryan Shelton (@ryoldfashioned), a host of the New Books Network (NBN), interviewed me for the network’s New Books in Christian Studies channel. I came across the NBN through Twitter and was immediately impressed by theirContinue reading “Podcast: Group ontology and religious freedom with the New Books Network”
Essay: Corporate personhood is a moral distraction
For hundreds and even thousands of years, legal concepts like corporate personhood have contributed positively to the economic and political organisation of our lives, allowing us (for example) to contract with hundreds of individuals simultaneously shouldContinue reading “Essay: Corporate personhood is a moral distraction”
Discussing U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week with Voice of Islam UK
In this podcast, I am interviewed by the gracious hosts of Voice of Islam‘s radio programme, The Breakfast Show, about the U.N.’s upcoming World Interfaith Harmony Week (1–7 February). At minute 30, they provide an overviewContinue reading “Discussing U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week with Voice of Islam UK”
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