English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

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…

Andy Crouch’s award-winning book examines what a Christian posture towards human culture should look like.

Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?

An introduction to the new Ben-Hur film, with details of resources for churches and other groups.

Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.

Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…

Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,…