Theology
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
The problem with Parris
Muddle-headed midwit journalists should stop dabbling in armchair theology
Masterly study of sacred masterpieces
Embodied divinity
Unexpected music and a crisis of theology
The Critic Narrated: Episode Six, with Sarah Ditum and David Scullion
Passed with a synod and a wink
Putting matters theological to a vote might seem odd, but it actually makes sense
The meaning of life
Many find theology dusty, but McGrath makes a pitch for it as the centre of our world
C.S. Lewis, “Transposition”, and the philosophy of mind
C. S. Lewis has been revered as a writer but overlooked as a philosopher
Building a New Jerusalem in Idaho
R. J. Rushdoony’s followers have made more plausible than ever before his vision of the American future
How I found God in A-Level politics
Christianity convinced me of its truth, but it scared me too
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
The Old Vic under siege
The King’s favourite Shakespearean need hardly trouble himself with such dreary details
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
A worthy but deeply flawed attack on woke
A distinct lack of charity when evaluating the motivations and goals of others
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
