News and Events

Here’s a link for my new format pdf ministry bulletin, issue 1 (Winter 2026): PSW_Bulletin_Winter_26

Back in 2019 I spent a day in Oxford being filmed for a new instalment of the internationally broadcast TV/DVD documentary series Exploring the God Question (https://www.thegodquestion.tv/explore). This recording was for a new episode on The Jesus Question, which is being released before Easter this year. In collaboration with the makers of Exploring the God… Read more »

I’m delighted to be able to announce the publication of my new book: Stepping Stones to Christianity: Reflections on Intelligent Design, Natural Theology, and the Historical Jesus, which introduces a rational case for Christianity in three steps, starting with scientific arguments for design in biology and cosmology, moving on to philosophical arguments for the existence… Read more »

It’s been a tiring but fruitful month or so. On the one hand, I’ve had some recurring and ongoing health issues, including a Gastroenterinal ‘bug’ of some sort (testing simply ruled out various serious potential causes) that my immune system couldn’t shake, and some lumps on my shoulder that turned out to be cysts, one… Read more »

I’m pleased to announce the launch of The Question of God podcast, a fictional 12-episode podcast series about philosophy, science and belief in God from Børge Elliot Bentsen and me, adapted from parts of my book Outgrowing God? A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade 2020). The series is produced by… Read more »

As of the end of June 2025, my part-time position as an Assistant Professor with NLA University College in Norway comes to an end due to budget cuts. However, while I will no longer be employed by NLA, I will be deployed by them, and so I am grateful that they have recognized our ongoing… Read more »

Spring Newsletter 2025 Lots of news to share this Spring! To begin with, I’m excited about the recent, long awaited publication of my peer-reviewed paper on “Christian Leadership in 3D: Leading and Following in the Spiritual Footsteps of Jesus” in the Scandinavian Journal for Leadership and Theology, a project that’s taken nearly three years from… Read more »

Easter greetings from Southampton! Previously, I wrote in light of hearing that my part-time job with NLA University College in Norway is to be axed as of this July (due to the Norwegian government changing their funding formula for research publications). I explained this would result in the loss of about a third of my… Read more »

Greetings from Southampton. I’m writing this news update having heard that my part-time post with NLA University College in Norway is to be axed as of this July, due to the Norwegian government changing their funding formula for research publications. My 20% position was split 50/50 between teaching and research, with the research half designed… Read more »