God
The subversive message of Paradise Lost
The great poem is mostly about revolution: how much individuals can revolt against God, father, church and king without bringing all the heavens down upon their heads
Shalom Auslander vents his disgust – on his ‘grotesque, vile, foul, ignominious self’
Long derided as ‘feh’ by his Orthodox parents, the American writer admits to being his own hanging judge
Deus ex machina
The rise of the godbots
Real life
The support group groupies have issued another ban. They have attempted to slap an exclusion order on another long-standing member,…
Revolt in paradise
Since announcing his retirement in 2013, Jim Crace has had more comebacks than Kanye West, something for which we should…
My phone call with God
Got slightly wrecked over the bank holiday weekend and had hoped to kind of glide through the early part of…
God’s first draft
Readers familiar with Sheila Heti’s work, most notably How Should a Person Be? and Motherhood, in which she examines both…
Kicking the habit
Work is our new religion. There are people whose primary job is writing listicles of celebrity gossip, illustrated with gifs…
A Muslim’s insights into Christianity
I’m not a critic, I’m an enthusiast. And when you are an enthusiast you need to try your best to…
Last words
This, my 479th, is to be my last contribution as a regular columnist to The Spectator. I have written here…
Coming up for air
Jenny McCartney talks to the celebrated photojournalist about war, guilt and Aylan
The left pillories Tim Farron for his popular view
I wonder who will win the battle for Tim Farron’s soul — the Guardianistas or God? This is assuming that…
The wisdom of language
It used to seem rather obvious that the world was full of evidence for God. These days, theologians no longer…
When did romantic love become a religion?
Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks mostly to…
What would Dawkins and de Botton do?
Two years ago this week the philosopher Alain de Botton unveiled his proposals for a giant gilded tower in central…
