Language English Name Andrew Brown Nationality British Role Journalist | Citizenship United Kingdom Notable works Fishing in Utopia | |
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Occupation Writer, Journalist, Editor Books Fishing in Utopia: Sweden, Darwin Wars:, In the Beginning Was the, Autistic Shoes ‑ Evolution, Trials of Honeyford | ||
Andrew Brown (born 1955 in London) is a British journalist, writer, and editor. He was one of the founding staff members of The Independent, where he worked as religious correspondent, parliamentary sketch writer, and a feature writer. He has written extensively on technology for Prospect and the New Statesman and been a feature writer on the Guardian. He has worked as the editor for the Belief section of the The Guardian's Comment is Free which won a Webby under his leadership and is currently a leader writer and member of the paper's editorial board. He is also the press columnist of the Church Times. In The Beginning was the Worm (2004) was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize. Fishing in Utopia (2008) won the Orwell Prize and was nominated for the Dolman Best Travel Book Award in 2009.
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English Wikipedia
Andrew Brown fears English Wikipedia has outcompeted rival encyclopedias and problems that lead to criticism of Wikipedia will continue. Brown fears "charlatans and liars" have most to gain from editing Wikipedia and potential idealistic contributors are discouraged due to difficulties editing the site especially through smartphones.
New Atheism
Brown has been a fierce critic of the New Atheists. He has attacked Sam Harris for his advocacy of torture, and Richard Dawkins for the cult of personality that has grown around him. He is sceptical of the concept of memes.
Christianity
Brown has described himself as someone for whom "Christianity is only true backwards." He has written that he is "constantly astonished by the way in which the Church of England contains such a large number of clever, learned and dedicated people giving their lives to an institution that is none of those things."