Michael Nazir-Ali
Wanted: a post-Brexit vision of national life
As we leave the EU, the UK needs a moral and spiritual framework based on the Judaeo-Christian tradition to sustain our common values
Philip Pullman: siding with Satan
The fantasy writer is indebted to the Inklings, whose Christianity he rejects in favour of gnosticism
Monks, Magi and Mosques: Religion on the Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network not only for trade in goods but also in culture, ideas and religions
We Can Defeat Islamist Terror — But Not On Our Own
The West must tackle its vulnerability to extremists while urging the Muslim world to put its house in order. Is anyone out there interested?
Compassion To Refugees, Not Capitulation To Islamic State
Europeans have a duty to open their hearts to those in real need — but also to use their heads and beware of extremist infiltration
We Cannot Avoid The Battle Over Blasphemy
Why do we turn a blind eye to executions in Muslim states? After Paris, we must confront attempts to impose extreme versions of Islam in the West
Radical Islam and its Invisible Victims
From Syria and Iraq to Iran and Pakistan, Christians and other minorities are being persecuted by Islamists. Can they be stopped?
Arab Spring, Islamist Summer — What Next?
Three years after revolution first hit the Middle East, it remains unclear whether countries in the region will yet forge pluralistic democracies
Freedoms We Risk Losing
A Westminster lecture
Calling All Christians: Prepare For Exile
The Church need not adopt the latest secular values in order to bring the Gospel to bear on contemporary culture
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past