Rupert Shortt

An independent account of Benedict XVI´?¢s life and thought. For decades before his election, Pope Benedict XVI was known across the world as an u...

Are the worldÕs major spiritual traditions sources of greater discord than harmony? Or are conflicts widely blamed on faith differences fundamental...

Rowan Williams is a complex and controversial figure. Widely revered for his personal qualities, he is also an intellectual giant who towers over a...

The question has assailed people across cultures at least as far back as the biblical Book of Job. To sceptics, it forms clinching evidence that al...

To many, the problem of evil and suffering constitutes by far the most serious objection to mainstream religious belief. For all its starkness and ...