It was great to be back on Premier Unbelievable to discuss 'Decoding the Cosmos' - do check it out to hear a wide-ranging conversation on all things God and modern physics! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUD6...

Less than a week to go until you can watch my discussion with Sam McKee exploring a range of topics including whether the cosmos was designed, the nature of time, and the incarnation and alien life www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUD6...

So much of the 'new year, new me' stuff is bollocks. But I have 9 years worth of new year goals / resolutions written down & love going over them each Jan to see how my hopes for life have changed, what has stayed the same, etc. Its also v nice to see some long hoped-for goals have now been achieved

Looking for last minute Christmas gifts for any big thinkers in your life? If you know someone fascinated by religion, philosophy, and science, then my book 'Decoding the Cosmos' might just be the perfect thing! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/166678565...

Now that the announcement has been made, I'm delighted to share that after my maternity leave comes to an end I will be returning to Oxford to work on this fantastic interdisciplinary project running until 2029! Really excited to get to work next year. www.theology.ox.ac.uk/article/univ...

Earlier in the summer I had a great conversation with two colleagues from Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity on my research in science and religion. You can listen below! open.spotify.com/episode/4Jzy...

Only a few days left to take advantage of the huge 50% discount on 'Decoding the Cosmos' if you buy direct through my publisher's website! All you need to do is select 'Free Media Mail' at checkout and enter the code: CONFSHIP wipfandstock.com/978166678565...

My editorial for the 'Religion and Contemporary Crises' special issue of Zygon is now live! I really loved putting this special issue together and showcasing the fantastic conversations we had at our workshop last year. www.zygonjournal.org/news/872/

Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer... So, anyway. I have books and stories out there.

Excited to see William Lane Craig responding to some of my critiques of his work in his latest episode of Reasonable Faith! open.spotify.com/episode/2M1n...

Really enjoyed discussing all things quantum mechanics and theology on BBC Radio Wales www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Very lucky to have such wonderful friends who made me a cake to celebrate the publication of Decoding the Cosmos 🥰 You can get your copy now! www.amazon.co.uk/Decoding-Cos...

I'm over the moon to share that 'Decoding the Cosmos' is officially available! Do spread the word - and if you grab yourself a copy, let me know what you think! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/166678565...

How can we understand personal identity in the context of the Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics? In my latest open access article, I argue that the best way to understand identity in the context of world-branching is narrative in nature... apcz.umk.pl/SetF/article...

Only a few days until 'Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation' is published. AND you can now get 50% off books purchased from Wipf&Stock's website. You won't find a cheaper copy! Select 'Free Media Mail' at checkout. Enter the code: CONFSHIP

I am consistently inspired by science communicators like Brian Cox and @seanmcarroll.bsky.social - it is so important (now more than ever) to share the wonders of science with the world. Other academic disciplines should learn from this - keeping ideas locked away in the ivory tower helps no one!

Really enjoyed sitting down with @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social to discuss my new book 'Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation' - an atheist's take on the relationship between God and modern physics. You can pre-order the book now! youtu.be/1e_PZdg3Kmw?...

Its been two years since I recorded an episode of The Lesbian Supper Club, a brilliant podcast for queer women hosted by my oldest friend. We discussed religion (mainly Christianity) and homophobia creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

First day back at Cambridge after the summer. Looking forward to kicking off this year's course on Theology and Natural Science!

One month until publication day! 'Decoding the Cosmos' is an atheist's take on the relationship between Christian theology and physics. The difference is, I'm not trying to use science to disprove religion. See an extract below. PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW wipfandstock.com/978166678565...

A new book responding to Pope Francis’ social teaching on ecology and climate crisis is now available as a free digital download: lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/node/1882 From the Laudato Si' Research Institute, Campion Hall, University of Oxford

I'm often surprised at how much researchers are using LLMs for intellectual work. It's not that I disapprove, or at least not on principle. It's more that I'm surprised at the trust being placed in the process. And by that I don't just mean LLMs can give wrong information...

Last year I ran a workshop 'Religion and Contemporary Crises', bringing together 10 early career researchers whose work focuses on various global crises that interact with - are exacerbated or ameliorated by - religion. The first paper is out now! More to come www.zygonjournal.org/article/id/1...

I really enjoyed recording this episode of The Human Podcast. We talked about my research and my journey through academia so far. You can check it out below! youtu.be/Hm6knClxaqY?...

Shot, chaser Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

The stuff Jeffrey Epstein’s friends felt comfortable saying and drawing in grotesque detail with their names attached knowing they would not face consequences is the kind of thing I think of when I think about rape culture and how sexual violence against girls and young women is actually glorified

For various reasons I've not had the most productive summer, but as the new term fast approaches I feel myself getting back into the swing of things and gearing up for the year ahead!

It is a delight to share that my new book 'Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation' is now available for pre-order! wipfandstock.com/978166678565...

I find it very disheartening that however hard you try to create pockets of joy, supportiveness, and collaboration, the competitive and toxic nature of academia sometimes finds a way to seep through. I wish there was a way to fundamentally change this ugly aspect of academic life.

Just pre-ordered my copy of Tim Middleton's 'Witnessing a Wounded World' - can't wait to read it! fordhampress.com/witnessing-a...

Its an honour to have been awarded the International Society for Science and Religion's 2025 Book Prize for my book 'Salvation in the Block Universe' I am so grateful to the ISSR and to everyone who supported me as I wrote the book! www.issr.org.uk/issr-stateme...

It’s important to remember cisgender women getting hurt by this is a feature not a bug as it both makes trans women fearful of existing in public and signals to cis women how they must act to be protected by the state.

It's been six months since the publication of my book 'Salvation in the Block Universe' - although it's a tad pricey, anyone with institutional access can download it for free If you've read it, I'd love to hear your thoughts! www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...

There's a national firestorm over Bob Vylan's chants about a genocidal army. Rather than about the mass butchery of innocent people. It is depraved, it is grotesque, it is beyond shameful. New column about the world turned on its head 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What's astonishing about this is that "violence against a military force currently shelling civilians at food distribution points in the occupied territory they have been starving out" becomes equivalent to "calling for a genocide". It's just an insane moral reversal of the actual situation.

Cambridge in the summer is absolutely beautiful

In 1975, when Animal Liberation was published, I thought that simply telling people about the cruelty of factory farming would lead to meaningful change. But 50 years on, I’ve had to reckon with a difficult truth: facts alone are rarely enough.

Last week I spoke at a conference for sixth formers on the question 'Is God Dead in the 21st Century?' - I argued for atheism, of course. It was such a pleasure to meet so many bright, engaged, teenagers who are hoping to study philosophy and/or theology and religion at university!

A couple of years ago I co-hosted a series of Faith at the Frontiers on 'Science and Religion' with my colleague Barney Aspray - anyone interested can find the episodes below: faithatthefrontiers.com/series/3-sci...

Great episode on BBC Arts and Ideas on science and religion. With @nickebs.bsky.social, @philipcball.bsky.social, and @emilyqureshihurst.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB

There's nothing quite so daunting as opening up Word and staring at a blank page at the beginning of a new book project

I am delighted to share that I've signed a contract with ‪‪@reaktionbooks.bsky.social‬ for my fourth book, 'Our Many Lives in the Multiverse' In the book I'll be examining the Many-Worlds interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and exploring what it means for selves, society, and God. Watch this space!

Teaching him theology

Really looking forward to launching my book in Cambridge tomorrow - do come along!

I am so sick of seeing edited volumes being published that don't include chapters written by women. Editors should be mindful of this! Stop excluding female voices from the conversation.

Last night's book launch for 'Salvation in the Block Universe' in the Theology Faculty at Oxford. It was wonderful to see so many of my old colleagues there, and to be introduced by my brilliant D.Phil supervisor Professor Alister McGrath!