Religion
Bruegel’s Bethlehem
The world depicted by the Flemish master is not so different from our own, says Martin Gayford
The Catholic civil war
Uncertainty over how much reform Pope Francis wants is splitting his church into factions
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
East up West
David Baddiel has turned his movie, The Infidel, into a musical. The set-up is so contrived and clumsy that it…
Letters
Faith and flexibility Sir: What a contrast in your two articles on religion last week: one liberal atheist parent (Claire…
Conversion experience
Reckoning with my stepson’s turn to radical Islam
Anglican disunion
To escape women bishops, Church of England conservatives are preparing a communion of their own
Knee-jerk
A little joke by Paddy, Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, turned upon something to be shunned. Conservative ministers, he said, had…
Waiting for the backlash
The headlines give British Muslims good reason to worry
Barometer
Not in their name The BBC decided to start calling the Islamic terror group Isis by the acronym IS instead.…
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…
The cult of Dawkins
It’s like a church without the good bits. Membership starts from $85 a month
Letters
Sugar added tax Sir: Julia Pickles (Letters, 14 June) suggests a sugar tax to combat the obesity epidemic and discourage…
Isis
‘This’ll make you laugh,’ said my husband, looking up from the Daily Telegraph. For once he was right. It was…
Churchgoing is good for you
And that’s true whether or not you believe in God
Australian Letters
Old cabby’s tale Stephen Rommei’s London cabby story (Diary, 7 June) reminded me of catching a cab one cold night…
Letters
We need religion Sir: Roger Scruton (‘Sacred hunger’, 31 May) describes a reason, dare I say a ‘purpose’, for religion in…
Letters
Why girls do better Sir: Isabel Hardman notes that girls now outperform boys at every level in education (‘The descent…
Yes, Britain is a Christian country
I can’t say it was a great surprise to read a letter from a group of well-known authors, academics, comedians…
Reclaiming Islam
Can Islam be reconciled with free expression? The answer is yes
‘Tell it not in the future’
Sam Leith finds the most sacred site of Ancient Greece still a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
An actor’s notebook
It was one of those weeks. On Monday, I was in four countries: I woke up at crack of dawn…
The Labour party at prayer
Believe me, it’s not easy to be a Tory in today’s C of E
Born-again campaigners
Daniel Jackson 30 August 2014 9:00 am
The push for Scottish independence is driven forward by converts’ zeal