11/05/2020 - 12:10am

Do orgasms make us weak? The 'no masturbation month' movement points to a philosophy that dates back nearly two millennia

Mary Harrington

28.08

Do our politicians know themselves? Our leaders must do what is right, not what puts them 'on the right side of history'

Niall Gooch

11.08

Why they burn witches in Scotland Where the Highlands meet the Lowlands, Christianity both assimilated and clashed with paganism

Diane Purkiss

06.08

The neoliberal revolution within the Church The ancient institution has been asset-stripped by an expanding bureaucracy of management-speak types

Giles Fraser

16.07

Even excommunication is better than cancellation Cancel and be damned: today's hyper-puritan mob justice offers no chance of redemption

Giles Fraser

02.07

The Church shouldn’t hide its sordid past If you pretend everything is perfect, there will be no grounds for redemption

Giles Fraser

11.06

How cancel culture makes liars of us all For fear of never being forgiven, we pretend to be better than we are

Giles Fraser

07.05

Zoom takes away a piece of our souls Video conferencing is a wonderful lifeline. But it's also subtly dehumanising

Giles Fraser

13.04

Why do we all still love CS Lewis? A writer who should be unfashionable continues to defy the fate of so many contemporaries

Michael Coren

12.04

In a bewildering world, Easter brings hope Sickness, grief and death are everywhere, but the Christian story helps us endure

Graham Tomlin

10.04

When Christ conquered Caesar Nero's followers believed he would rise from the dead; the Easter story is even more radical

Tom Holland

26.03

The bright side of death Lent reminds us that uncomfortable periods of life can offer us a great deal of wisdom

Giles Fraser