France, secularism and religionEmmanuel Macron has a history buff’s view of Islam and religious strifeFrance’s new president is less stringent about secularism than some of his compatriotsMay 9th 2017
Religion and international diplomacyA minister’s faith complicates Canada’s relations with IndiaHow Harjit Sajjan’s Sikhism became a political issueMay 8th 2017
Marriage and religious fundamentalismA polygamy trial in Canada tests the limits of conjugal freedom The case illustrates the tension between religious freedom and human rights in democraciesMay 2nd 2017
Religious persecutionLiberty of conscience and worship is in decline around the worldRussia and five other countries join a list of offenders compiled by American religious-freedom watchers Apr 28th 2017
Thatcher, May and GodTheresa May’s faith is of a more malleable sort than the Iron Lady’sThe British prime minister’s emollient brand of faith Apr 23rd 2017
Monastic survival skills A shooting near an ancient monastery in Egypt highlights its amazing endurance Mount Sinai’s stoical monks pray onApr 19th 2017
Spreading the wordPope Francis the communicator mixes the personal and the professionalOn Easter, reflecting on a mixed bag of PR advisers for the popeApr 16th 2017
Mood changeThe cooling of Donald Trump’s Islamo-scepticismAfter a surge of zeal, America’s view of Islam grows more business-likeApr 14th 2017
Marriage and mercySecular power balances the harshness of Israel’s religious courtsIsrael’s contest between religious and secular justiceApr 12th 2017
DisharmonyThe religious response to Syria’s travails is prolix and confused A clash of Christian voicesApr 8th 2017
Faith in a poor placeResilience to shock is the best hope for Birmingham’s multiple faithsBirmingham’s edgy religious mixApr 2nd 2017
A diaspora’s dilemmaFor Iraqi Christians at home and abroad, the road to reconstruction is longAn uphill struggle for Iraq’s ChristiansMar 30th 2017
Muslims, Christians and JesusA building and a book highlight an odd symbiosis between monotheistic faithsA new theory about the Abrahamic faithsMar 26th 2017
A Catholic farewell A funeral in Northern Ireland recalls religion’s power to divide and unite Some thoughts after the passing of Martin McGuinnessMar 23rd 2017
