The Church of England
Jesus in the Eyes of Josephus
Is the passage about Jesus by the great Jewish historian a forgery — or authentic?
Holier than Thou
A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch and A New History of Early Christianity by Charles Freeman
The Paganisation of Western Culture
We in the Western World have moved on from Christianity to worship the pagan gods of power, money, sex and fame
Isaac, the First Lamb of God
A newly discovered fragment casts light on the Biblical story of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son
Only God Can Save Us from Ourselves
Bishop Nazir-Ali: Abandoning Judaeo-Christian values has led to the abolition of the family and a moral collapse in business and public life
How Bloody was Mary?
Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor by Eamon Duffy
From One Oxymoron to Another
The think-tank Demos has switched from New Labour to ‘Progressive Conservatism’. Philip Blond has journeyed from ‘Radical Orthodoxy’ to ‘Red Toryism’. Now the two have joined forces and both Right and Left have been taken in
Truth, Freedom and Fear
‘The decision to ban Wilders was the desperate diktat of ministers who have lost sight of the distinction between arbitrary government and the rule of law’
A Friend to All
An abridged version of an address at a memorial service for Rabbi Sidney Brichto, who died on 16 January 2009
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal