Why This Web Site Was Built
The impulse for this web site was a series of discussions among Christians whose church had recently closed down, and who were struggling to find new spiritual homes. As we discussed how to be faithful to Jesus and respectful towards scripture, whilst at the same time acknowledging that human beings now know much more about the cosmos and the nature of our planet than was known when Jesus lived and when the Bible was written. We came across the Progressive Christianity Britain, and its ‘Eight Points’ that they believe express the Christian Life (See Link Below). We also discussed the issues facing Christians today that presented obstacles to traditional teaching, and dissected them in the light of the Bible, and of modern knowledge. Having done so, we felt that these studies might be of interest to other individuals and groups — and so the concept of this site was born.
About Terry Cooke-Davies
Terry is the creator of this site and the author of the studies. He obtained a BA in Christian Theology from Nottingham University in 1965 and, after working in Jordan as a schoolteacher and Biblical Archaeologist, pursued a career in business until he retired at the end of 2018. He was a Lay Preacher in the United Reformed Church from 2004 until 2019. In business he picked up qualifications in Electrical Engineering, Management Accounting and a PhD in Project Management, as a result of which he became a Visiting Fellow or professor at Universities in UK, Australia and France. Terry is passionate about bringing the same standards of intellectual rigour to matters of church history and the study of the Bible, as to questions of science, social science or the humanities.
