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I'm a philosophy PhD candidate. My main interests lie in philosophy of science, philosophy of religion and metaphysics.

I'm also a Christian. Evangelical (by UK standards)

My blog: https://chrisderay.wixsite.com/mysite

Looking forward to illuminating discussions.

• A concerned reader

  By Chris de Ray on March 24, 2019 • ( 32 )

  

  Dear all, A few months back, Paul Williams asked me to write for Blogging Theology, and I enthusiastically accepted. I was thrilled by the prospect of participating in an ongoing interfaith dialog — as a philosophy PhD candidate in a… Read More ›

• Jesus and the Word: a metaphysical reflection on the Gospel of John

  By Chris de Ray on February 11, 2019 • ( 14 )

  

  I wrote this article on my blog last week. Some of you might find it interesting. The article’s main purpose is to argue for the coherence of the Johannine claim that Jesus is ‘the Word’. As such, the article is philosophical in scope… Read More ›

• Plato and Paul on the human predicament

  By Chris de Ray on January 28, 2019 • ( 7 )

  

  I wrote this on my blog last week. Thought I’d post it here as well, as it may be of interest to some of you. For some reason the formatting got a bit messed up after I pasted the text… Read More ›

• Salvation, Zacchaeus and the Gospel of Luke

  By Chris de Ray on January 18, 2019 • ( 32 )

  It is sometimes argued by Muslims that the story of Zacchaeus in Luke chapter 19 is incompatible with the Christian claim that salvation is the result of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. In the story, Jesus meets a… Read More ›