Columns

julian barnes has always looked more like a french philosopher than an english novelist. with his latest novel, elizabeth finch, about an ex...

Sophia Waugh

roger scruton was not a catholic. while this point is uncontested, his relation to christianity has become a point of contention. after his ...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

there is a certain apophatic quality to  the world of stonehenge  at the british museum, which is defined by the absence at its ce...

Serenhedd James

the problem with the movement designated as d.i.e. (diversity, inclusivity and equality) is that its ‘inclusivity’ has never included christ...

Gavin Ashenden

the general medical council has dramatically lifted restrictions on a catholic doctor banned from helping women “reverse abortions” after th...

Simon Caldwell

there cannot be many issues which preoccupy christian parents more than how to keep their children engaged with the faith. this is hardly a ...

Niall Gooch

birds and us: a 12,000 year history, from cave art to conservation by tim birkhead viking 2022, £25, 441 pages our relationship with birds h...

John McEwen

in december, an ex-police officer called harry miller won a legal challenge against a national policy permitting forces to record gender-cri...

Sir Stephen Stewart

it is little surprise that many agnostic novelists are drawn to religion as a theme: it is dramatic, colourful, and it heightens moral dilem...

Theo Hobson

like all abstractions, empire is best understood when considered in terms of individuals, their motivation and experience. the current cult ...

Jeremy Black