It was no misuse of scripture to inscribe over the entrance of not only the old Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge but, in the 1970s, of Continue Reading
food for thought
American colonists as blacks
Indeed, one is tempted to say that the colonists existed in the consciousness of Englishmen somewhat as blacks in America have existed, until very recently, Continue Reading
“Lack of Communication”
The American revolution cannot be understood unless it is possible to see each party to the dispute through the eyes of its opponent. We often Continue Reading
The Suffering God
“For a long time I knew that God is not the impassive, unresponsive, unchanging being portrayed by the classical theologians. I knew of the pathos Continue Reading
Sympathy for rioters?
“The British, for their part, persisted in seeing the American colonies less as a collection of people whose needs should be attended to, then as Continue Reading