Joseph Evans
Fr Joseph Evans is a Catholic priest and member of the Opus Dei prelature. He has been a journalist and youth worker, and is currently a university chaplain in Manchester. He is co-founder and Editorial Director of Adamah, which he sees as bringing together some of his great passions: good writing, intelligent and honest discussion, and helping young people achieve their full potential.
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Editorial: The weakness of oppression
(1 minute read) “Whenever you have to impose your beliefs and silence discordant views, you have lost the argument.” Joseph Evans gives his take.
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Child’s play
(4 minute read) In this poetic exploration, Joseph Evans is learning - and helps us to learn - what it means to be a child.
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Christmas against the Nazis
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans describes how a Christmas ski trip prepared a heroic group of German students for their later anti-Nazi activism.
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Travel we must
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans argues that travelling is essential to human well-being and that concern for the environment should not, in the long run, stop us from doing so.
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Real men care
(10 minute read) Joseph Evans goes back in history to find a surprising model for manhood and argues that concern for the dignity of women is more fundamental to Christianity and all true religion than we might think.
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The faith-science dialogue: it just got harder
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans is encouraged by a discussion between scientists and people of faith which was not afraid to tackle the big questions technological advances are posing to belief in God.
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A greater MAGA and a better Brexit – towards true patriotism
(11 minute read) Patriotism involves recognising the limits of one’s own country and its need to be complemented by others, argues Joseph Evans.
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The Epiphany star: still shining after all these years
(10 minute read) Joseph Evans sees the star which, tradition has it, guided the Wise Men to Jesus as an ancient form of the internet. And he argues that, two millennia on, the tale continues to be relevant for believers and unbelievers alike.
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Annoying but true: the uncomfortable challenge of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
(8 minute read) Joseph Evans is troubled by Pope Francis’ latest document, and is forced to ask why.
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Guarding the guardians: what constitutes ‘good’ religion?
(12 minute read) Having argued that not all forms of religion are positive, Joseph Evans proposes criteria to distinguish the good from the bad.
