Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

Francis Phillips | 29 January 2010

India may have the best of modern technology and a powerful economy, but it is deeply religious. 

A witness who paid the price

Francis Phillips | 30 December 2009

The German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was charismatic, courageous and controversial

Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

Martyn Drakard | 26 December 2009

There is hope for Africa, writes a British journalist, perhaps more hope than for more developed countries.

What science knows and how it knows it

Richard Umbers | 17 December 2009 | comment 3

A defence of rationality and common sense from an Australian mathematician is a must-read as an antidote to post-modernist scepticism.

Americans in Paris

Francis Phillips | 11 December 2009 | comment 1

Unlike the proprietor of Rick's Café Américain in Casablanca, some of his compatriots stayed in Paris.

Going Rogue: Let’s cut to the chase, Sarah

Jeff Gardner | 03 December 2009 | comment 3

After 400 pages we still don’t know whether Sarah Palin is a really rogue element in politics or merely aiming for a future in the GOP.

Going Rogue all the way to the White House?

Brigitte Pellerin | 03 December 2009 | comment 2

Sarah Palin's book An American Life is suprisingly moving and well worth the read.

Getting Real

Pauline Cooper | 20 October 2009 | comment 10

Australian academics and activists collaborate in a new book to challenge the sexualisation of girls.

Chimps R’nt Us

Richard Umbers | 06 October 2009 | comment 58

If the chimpanzee genome is 98.6% human, does that mean that chimps deserve 98.6% of human rights?

Raining on their parade

Michael Cook | 01 October 2009 | comment 4

Who is responsible for China's infamous one-child policy? Surprisingly, it is not 60 years of Communist rule. 

The Beautiful Tree

John Fox | 08 September 2009 | comment 2

A personal journey into how the world's poorest people are educating themselves.

The guru of philanthropy

Michael Cook | 04 September 2009 | comment 23

Peter Singer's latest cause is lifting billions out of poverty.

What is civilization?

Francis Phillips | 24 August 2009 | comment 4

Everyone is in favour of civilization, but exactly what is it? A British intellectual has taken up the challenge of defining a very slippery concept.

Testament of Youth

Francis Phillips | 29 July 2009 | comment 1

A new edition of Vera Brittain’s witness to a generation’s experience of war invites rediscovery of this classic.

The Darwin Myth

Bill Muehlenberg | 09 July 2009 | comment 3

Charles Darwin was a kind and polite man, but his take on evolution led to social Darwinism and the Nazis.

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