Steven Colborne
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In this article, I’d like to offer some …
In this article, I’d like to offer some thoughts about the inspiration of the New Testament canon from a philosophical perspective. My aim is to make us think deeply about what inspiration is (within a theological context) and how this relates to the Bibles we read today. Continue reading
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The hadith literature is a body of writings …
The hadith literature is a body of writings which attempt to accurately reproduce the words spoken by the prophet Muhammad. The value in this endeavour is that, if deemed authoritative, the hadiths can be used to shed light on a number of issues related to Islamic life, including legal proceedings, matters of social conduct, and… Continue reading
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An Interview with Collin Cooper (Philosophical Rambler)
Collin and I met through the blogging community here on WordPress. We have a mutual respect and appreciation for each other’s work. Collin kindly asked me to do an interview for his blog recently (which you can find here) and in return I asked Collin some questions about his life and work, the substance of… Continue reading
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In the course of my faith journey, I …
In the course of my faith journey, I often find myself asking people if they believe in God. The answers people give can be quite telling. I’ve heard many people respond, “I believe in something“, which to me suggests an openness to the existence of God without an inclination to use the word ‘God’ or… Continue reading
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Interview for Collin Cooper’s Blog
I was invited by Collin Cooper, also known as Philosophical Rambler, to do an interview for his blog. Collin writes poetry and philosophy and is soon to be publishing a full-length book titled Blood Stained Mahogany in addition to a short poetry book he has published previously, titled Time Eternal. In my interview for Collin’s… Continue reading
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Jerald F. Dirks is an American scholar whose …
Jerald F. Dirks is an American scholar whose spiritual journey took him from being an evangelical Christian to an ‘atypical Christian’ and finally to being a convert from Christianity to Islam. Dirks was educated at Harvard Divinity School and his family came from a Methodist church background. At the beginning of his career, Dirks was… Continue reading
About Topaz

Steven ‘Topaz’ Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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