For Vladimir Putin, Syria is as much a question of religion as of arms sales; in his eyes, Assad protects Syria’s ancient Christian communities

After finding fault with Britain's sharia courts, Sudanese campaigner Nahla Mahmoud's family was attacked and she was threatened online. Where are the police?

Kristina Carlson's Mr Darwin's Gardener proves that the God debate still generates copy and sells books

That materialists and ministers struggle to justify morality shows there is still a place for Christianity in intellectual and public life