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Interview with Richard Carrier: The Quest for the Historical Jesus (Part 3 of 3)—Critics, Peer Review & the Future of Bible Scholarship

  • byAkash Srinivas
Richard Carrier has a PhD in Ancient History and the History of Philosophy from Columbia University. He specialises…
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Freethought History Webinar #8: Annie Besant, Secularist and Feminist. With Lucie Lemieux (3 March 2026).

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An invitation to the eighth in our Freethought History Webinar series.
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Hamit Coskun: The modern-day blasphemy case that should never have been brought

  • byStephen Evans
Stephen Evans hails the High Court's dismissal of the CPS appeal as a victory for free expression – but he says it raises serious questions about how such a flawed case was ever authorised.
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The freedom to believe is not the freedom to dominate

  • byDina-Perla Portnaar
Dina-Perla Portnaar is known for the Dutch memoir, Exodus from the Lighthouse—Exodus uit de vuurtoren, about her restrictive…
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Interview with Richard Carrier: The Quest for the Historical Jesus (Part 2 of 3)—Historicity, Theory and Practice

  • byAkash Srinivas
Richard Carrier has a PhD in Ancient History and the History of Philosophy from Columbia University. He specialises…
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PEN America: Open Letter from Writers Urging Release of Iranian Poet

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I am very proud to have signed this open letter from PEN America expressing solidarity with jailed Iranian…
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Waqf Amendment Sparks Legal, Political, and Communal Storm Across India

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‘Over the past decade, I’ve had countless disagreements with the [Hindu nationalist] BJP government and its policies. However,…
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Interview with Richard Carrier: The Quest for the Historical Jesus (Part 1 of 3)—Historical Method and the Question of Jesus

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