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Critique

Civilisation: Do we know it when we see it? He did
The presenter the BBC chooses to remake Kenneth Clark's seminal series has a tough act to follow
David Herman

Treating Composers as Researchers is Bonkers
Music's artistic merit does not depend on academic criteria-as I know from experience
Piers Hellawell

In Search of the Incomparable Max
I discovered Max Beerbohm as an undergraduate. Rereading his work today has been just as enjoyable
Andrew Gimson

What Do We Mean When We Speak of Freedom?
Two rival concepts of liberty have their roots in medieval canon law and Anglo-Saxon England
Jeremy Jennings

God, Hayek and the Conceit of Reason
The economist knew the survival of civilisation rested on belief but couldn't make the leap of faith
Jonathan Neumann

Damian McBride: A Cautionary Tale
Did Gordon Brown’s aide receive moral formation at Peterhouse, Cambridge? If not, why not?
Nigel Biggar

Lessons For Librarians Of London’s Folio Fiasco
A plan to sell four Shakespeare Folios revealed a widespread underappreciation of rare books
H.R. Woudhuysen

Is Bach The Voice Of God In Music?
John Eliot Gardiner's new portrait is the culmination of a lifetime's devotion to the great composer
Daniel Johnson

Is the Brain the Key to Understanding Religion?
The neuroscience of human nature now treats mind and body as a single integrated entity
Adam Zeman and Oliver Davies

From Kitsch to Cool: Picasso and Modern Art
Marxist art historians cherish his Cubism, but he later became a true artist, not just a modernist
Jacob Willer

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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