Raging against the machine

Raging against the machine

Raging against the machine 26 October 2024, The Tablet One of our most influential thinkers tells Abigail Frymann Rouch that the ever-proliferating crises facing the world can be traced back to society’s loss of a sense of humility and an obsession with hubristic...
Revival – Really? Are we Moving Beyond the Secular Scepticism of Religion? by Abigail Frymann Rouch

Revival – Really? Are we Moving Beyond the Secular Scepticism of Religion? by Abigail Frymann Rouch

Whisper it if you will, but an increasing number of observers are wondering if we are creeping towards some kind of Christian revival. High-profile public figures such as former atheist author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, novelist Paul Kingsnorth, comedian Russell Brand and storyteller Martin Shaw have converted. Articles and podcasts from secular writers and thinkers extolling Christianity’s influence on Western culture, the societal benefits of faith, or a renewed appreciation of the sacred, are becoming a more common sight than those tub-thumping for atheism. .