Andrew Brown
06 May 2026
AI, Wittgenstein and Buddhism: finding the limits of what we can know
A researcher asked a powerful AI programme to impersonate a Buddhist deity. The result holds important lessons for consciousness and our understanding of reality – whatever that might be
Read the full article18 March 2026
Reform’s plan to strangle the Church of England
A recent suggestion by Zia Yusuf would plunge the CofE into a nightmare of bureaucratic management. It’s a sign of the contradictory attitude of the British right towards religion
Read the full article17 December 2025
The pope vs MAGA
A hard core of American Catholic ultra-conservatives look at the White House and like what they see. The new man in the Vatican takes a different view
Read the full article31 July 2025
Danny Kruger: prophet of the religious right
When Danny Kruger speaks in parliament, the chamber empties. But his theocratic musings have a wider audience than you might think
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