As a figure in world history Martin Luther has a place alongside Alexander the Great or Napoleon, individuals whose actions shaped the world for centuries after their death. Sean Sheehan Just as there are still cities named after Alexander, just as secularism in France today owes its existence […]
In Focus
In Focus
My estate
It’s strange how the English word ‘estate’ has different meanings. It may mean the plush land-holdings of the aristocracy, or a social housing development, for the working class and poor. Steve Latham When I was growing up, our town had an ‘estate’, in this latter sense. As children, […]
Our obedient freedom
To many modern ears this must sound like an absurdity, redolent of a dictatorship. Paradoxically, I want to suggest that that absolute obedience to a higher power outside of ourselves can be the path to freedom. Nigel Pocock What kind of ‘freedom’ are we are talking about? To […]
Scots Wha Hae!
The recent local elections in Britain have provided many topics for reflection. Perhaps the most significant is the victory of the Scottish National Party, in their devolved parliament. Steve Latham The SNP does not possess a majority but, with the support of the Greens, they will be emboldened […]
The magic of macro photography
Perspectivism, a term which Nietzsche invested with philosophical meaning, is about the way we always see things from a certain point of view. Forces of various kinds work to organize the selective patterns by which we see what we see. Sean Sheehan It depends on not seeing whatever […]
















