The complete online text of Evidence of Christianity by William Paley.

The English theologian and moral philosopher William Paley (1743-1805) wrote works in defense of theism and Christianity that achieved great popularity in the 19th century. He is acknowledged as one of the founders of the utilitarian tradition. William P...

William Paley was born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, in July 1743 and baptized in the cathedral there 30 August 1743. He was the only son of William and Elizabeth Clapham Paley, who subsequently had three daughters. Paley's father had been...

EVERY HALF CENTURY or so the CHRISTIAN CENTURY moves its offices. As our old Dearborn Street neighborhood seems to be "going condo," we moved to Michigan Avenue last autumn. We've traded the historic Old Colony Building for the equally historic Monroe Building. I...

Byline: Charles Johnstone To the Editor: J.M. Lloyd's letter Dec. 29, "Christian Tyranny Must Be Resisted," is full of deception. The recent flurry of letters harshly critical of the so-called "Religious right" have lacked a great deal of candor. This...

A nursing school was shut down and its Christian principal and four students suspended after Muslim pupils accused unknown people of desecrating verses from the Quran, officials said Saturday.The action by the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science _ the main hospital in...