Jodi Picoult's 'Keeping Faith'
Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…
Lifeblood
A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album.
From Ashes to Glory
Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the…
The Quest for Goodness in the Writings of J.R.R. Tolkien
In one poll, J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Lord of the Rings was voted the British public's best loved book. Jerram Barrs delves into Tolkien's…
'The Da Vinci Code': a novel
A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Environmentalism: A Religion Without a Founder
Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?
Mapping Reality
Alister McGrath's 'Inventing the Universe' argues that science and religion are not in opposition, they are complementary 'maps of reality'.
Flipping the meaning of Lent
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day? The consumerist flip.
Good Old Days
What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?