The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve

Nick Spencer reviews ‘The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve’ by Stephen Greenblatt, examining the story’s cultural and theological impact. 30/08/2018

Art, Bible, Gender, Theology

“Humans naturally desire to not only be loved but to be lovely”: On markets and morality

Jesse Norman talks to Nick Spencer about markets, morality and his new book ‘Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters’ 01/08/2018

Economy

Vs. Religion vs. Science

Nick Spencer reviews ‘Religion vs. Science: What religious people really think’ by Elaine Howard Ecklund and Christopher P. Scheitle. 25/07/18

Atheism, Christianity, Creationism, Darwin, Evolution, Secularism

Religion and Violence: an editorial interlude

Part 4 of our Religion and Violence blog series, Nick Spencer reveals the debate behind the press release of our latest report 23/07/18

Extremism, Faith, Media, Terrorism

Is Religion Inherently Violent?

Part 1 of our series, Nick Spencer explores what it means to say that religions are inherently violent 16/07/18

Extremism, Secularism, Security, Terrorism

Are you smarter than a computer?

Nick Spencer reflects on recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and why they don’t constitute ‘human beings’. 25/06/2018

Humanity, Science, Technology

Think like a refugee

Part one of our blog series to mark Refugee Week 2018, by Nick Spencer. 18/06/18

Refugee Crisis

‘They are dying of hopelessness’: how inequality affects our mental health

Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett talk to Nick Spencer and Katherine Ajibade about inequality, mental health, religious faith, and economic democracy

Economy, faith, Mental Health, Physchology, Welfare