Europeans tend to see their continent as being made of two distinct parts: the East and the West. Dr. Evert van de Poll explores how this longstanding division evolved throughout the centuries. This is an excerpt of Evert Van de Poll’s…
A Dublin economist was giving his take on Brexit on a documentary about Ireland I watched over the weekend. ‘We Irish have always been the underdog’, he said, ‘so we can sympathise with others more easily. We have always suffered…
Very few European Christians realise how much secularism has infiltrated our lives. This is where we need the eyes of non-Europeans, such as Malawian lecturer Harvey Kwiyani to shed new light on our situation. From Vista Magazine (edition 34) I…
How do Northern Europeans see Southern Europeans? How do Eastern Europeans see Western Europeans? And vice versa. In this article, Dr Evert Van de Poll continues to explore the differences, perceived or real, among the peoples of Europe. This is an…
When my youngest son introduced his wife-to-be to my 90-plus-year-old mother via skype, the first question was: ‘and what are you studying, dear?’ ‘Theology’, came the answer. ‘Oh, how boring!’ exclaimed my mother spontaneously. Mum was one for practice and…
