Friday, 23 November 2012
Kurt Vonnegut podcast
Kurt Vonnegut's daughter Nanette talks about rediscovering her father's funny side.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
God has become an unnecessary hypothesis
I found it far easier to account for good in the world without God than
to account for bad in the world with God. Thus, I am no longer a
Christian, or even a theist: God has become an unnecessary hypothesis.
Kendal Hobbs
Kendal Hobbs
Divine Women
Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the hidden history of women in religion, from dominatrix goddesses to feisty political operators and
warrior empresses.
In
this provocative upcoming series, Bettany tells the stories of the
extraordinary women whose legends and lives cast new light on some of
the hottest arguments about the role of women in religion today.
Drawing on cutting edge scholarship and archaeological evidence, she reveals what her favourite women in religion tell us about the lives of the real flesh and blood women of their day.
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Friday, 9 September 2011
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Today in History....
The 24th August 1572.
St Bartholomew's day massacre, in France, estimates vary between 5000 and 30000 Huguneots slaughtered by Catholics in Paris and elsewhere.
St Bartholomew's day massacre, in France, estimates vary between 5000 and 30000 Huguneots slaughtered by Catholics in Paris and elsewhere.
Monday, 22 August 2011
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