Christianity
It takes a village (or six): the battle for rural churches
Can England’s 10,000 rural churches survive?
Why calling for an ‘Islamic Reformation’ is lazy and historically illiterate
What’s wrong with calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’
This ex-priest’s history of the gospels could unsettle the most faithful churchgoer
When James Carroll was a boy, lying on the floor watching television, he would glance up at his mother and…
Was this Christian pioneer of radio evangelism a fraud?
She was the sequinned star of the airwaves back in the 1920s, the first preacher to realise the potential of…
God, aliens and a novel with a mission
They say never work with children and animals. They could just as well say don’t write about aliens and God.…
Watch out Pope Francis: the Catholic civil war has begun
Uncertainty over how much reform Pope Francis wants is splitting his church into factions
Should ‘suicide’ mean pig-killing?
There was a marvellous man in Shakespeare’s day known as John Smyth the Sebaptist. ‘In an act so deeply shocking…
The cult of 'mindfulness'
Separating meditation from faith might not be as harmless as it seems
Jonathan Sacks on religion, politics and the civil war that Islam needs
Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the return of religion to public life and the civil war that Islam needs
Spectator letters: St Augustine and Louise Mensch, war votes and flannel
Faith and flexibility Sir: What a contrast in your two articles on religion last week: one liberal atheist parent (Claire…
Is forgiveness a weapon in the war on terror?
Could you ever torture someone? Could you, under different circumstances, in a different world (I hope) than the one which…
Rowan Williams has been reading too much Wittgenstein
It used to seem rather obvious that the world was full of evidence for God. These days, theologians no longer…
The Islamic State is destroying the greatest melting pot in history
The fighters of the Islamic State are bringing a deadly new intolerance to a territory rich in ancient sects
Spectator letters: VAT and sugar, Boris Johnson and cricket, whisky and bagpipes
Sugar added tax Sir: Julia Pickles (Letters, 14 June) suggests a sugar tax to combat the obesity epidemic and discourage…
Churchgoing is good for you (even if you don’t believe in God)
And that’s true whether or not you believe in God
Why Beyoncé is a conservative icon
Meet popular culture’s most powerful advocate for marriage
Simon Callow’s notebook: What it’s like to lose at an awards ceremony
It was one of those weeks. On Monday, I was in four countries: I woke up at crack of dawn…
I’m scared to admit to being a Tory in today’s C of E
Believe me, it’s not easy to be a Tory in today’s C of E
The church of self-worship
Sunday morning among the atheists
Christianity is the foundation of our freedoms
If there is one underlying source from which all our other societal problems stem, it is surely this: we no…
Why doesn't Stephen Fry boycott the Saudis as well as the Russians?
Call me sentimental, but I’ve never seen a better opening ceremony than the Sochi one, evoking Russia’s great past in…
Forgive me, Father
What Catholics really talk about in the confession box
Letters: Nurses reply to Mary Dejevsky, and Iggy Pop’s sherry habit
Nursing standards Sir: I share Mary Dejevsky’s concern regarding the impact of tired, overworked nurses on the quality of patient…
The war on Christians
It’s time the world paid more attention to assaults against Christians
The SNP’s 'cybernats' are a modern political scourge – with the zeal of converts
Daniel Jackson 30 August 2014 9:00 am
The push for Scottish independence is driven forward by converts’ zeal