Thought-provoking
Annoying but true: the uncomfortable challenge of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
(8 minute read)
Joseph Evans is troubled by Pope Francis’ latest document, and is forced to ask why.
Pushing the brake pedal
(7 minute read)
Francesca Omon argues that spiritual values are just as essential as green policies to save the planet.
The Coronavirus and ‘The Great Operation’
(10 minute read)
Rosemary Milne offers useful advice on how to remain fully human in a digital age.
Suffocating in the echo chambers of modern life
(7 minute read)
Zoë Dukoff-Gordon exposes the invisible walls we build around our minds without realising it … and offers a surprising way to escape.
The hidden cost of going green
(7 minute read)
Francesca Omon looks beyond the rhetoric and discovers why the green revolution may not be enough to save the planet.
The efficiency of evil: Auschwitz and the detail of genocide
(7 minute read)
Ronnie Convery is shocked by the minutiae of a death camp and its hideous attention to detail.
Corruption and hunger for power … the enemies within which hamper Africa’s future
(11 minute read)
Joshua Nwachukwu highlights a recent coup in Africa which made little impact on world news but exemplified the greatest challenge facing the continent.
Time to make peace with nature … but how?
(7 minute read)
Richard Bauckham ponders the great challenge to creation posed by our everyday destructiveness.
On graves and greatness
(4 minute read)
Walking through graveyards in Scotland and Italy becomes a surprisingly life-affirming experience for Leonard Franchi.
Guarding the guardians: what constitutes ‘good’ religion?
(12 minute read)
Having argued that not all forms of religion are positive, Joseph Evans proposes criteria to distinguish the good from the bad.
