Christianity
Striking Middle Sea
The Mediterranean has always been central to European civilisation — and a source of drama and conflict, says Anthony Sattin
Too little, too late
The atrocities suffered by an estimated one million Armenians in 1915 have been largely ignored by historians and officially denied by the Turks. It’s a centenary we can’t afford to neglect, says Justin Marozzi
Original sin makes us better people. I wish Muslims believed in it
These days, on the subject of Islam, non-Muslims have mostly divided into two camps — though there’s a little wandering…
The Catholic crack-up
It’s not just Vatican infighting any more. Pope Francis has a potential schism on his hands
Daring to be a Daniel
As I swink in the field of Thatcher studies, this book brings refreshment. It is a welcome and rare. Far…
Keeping the faith
There was no shortage of Easter music and talks across the BBC networks with a sunrise service on Radio 4…
Villains of the gospels
Peter Stanford is a writer on religious and ethical matters. He was for four years editor of the Catholic Herald.…
It takes a village (or six)
Can England’s 10,000 rural churches survive?
Faith in freedom
What’s wrong with calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’
A heterodox understanding of Jesus
When James Carroll was a boy, lying on the floor watching television, he would glance up at his mother and…
Sister act
She was the sequinned star of the airwaves back in the 1920s, the first preacher to realise the potential of…
The man who fell from Earth
They say never work with children and animals. They could just as well say don’t write about aliens and God.…
The Catholic civil war
Uncertainty over how much reform Pope Francis wants is splitting his church into factions
Suicide
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
Arguments with God
Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the return of religion to public life and the civil war that Islam needs
Letters
Faith and flexibility Sir: What a contrast in your two articles on religion last week: one liberal atheist parent (Claire…
Can brutalised jihadis be saved?
Could you ever torture someone? Could you, under different circumstances, in a different world (I hope) than the one which…
The wisdom of language
It used to seem rather obvious that the world was full of evidence for God. These days, theologians no longer…
Invading the womb of gods
The fighters of the Islamic State are bringing a deadly new intolerance to a territory rich in ancient sects
Letters
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
And that’s true whether or not you believe in God
Beyoncé’s family values
Meet popular culture’s most powerful advocate for marriage
An actor’s notebook
It was one of those weeks. On Monday, I was in four countries: I woke up at crack of dawn…
Born-again campaigners
Daniel Jackson 30 August 2014 9:00 am
The push for Scottish independence is driven forward by converts’ zeal