This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…

Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…

Review of Amazing Grace in the light of whether religion is a force for good or for bad.

Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the…

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…

This wide-ranging collection of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' writing and speeches offers plenty of food for thought.

Climate change is one of the key issues of our time. But what should we make of the fervour of the environmental movement?

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

This helpful summary of philosopher Charles Taylor's work examines what it means to live in a secular age.