Religion and theology

Perceptive questions abound in this Western-oriented discussion, says Ursula King

Julia Droeber praises an interrogation of the image of the Muslim man

Peter J. Smith on the question of the Bard’s faith

Willy Maley on one of the most important works in the English language

With the stage set for passionate religious argument, Helen Smith takes her seat

Martin Cohen on a mishmash of well-intentioned ideas

Sarah Semple on the ritual and romance of this island story’s early chapters

A thread of celebrity weaves through a masterful study of cults of Christian icons, Helen Fulton finds

Julia Droeber is humbled by the courage of everyday resistance

The convictions of those involved in efforts to ‘rescue’ women from religion will be unsettled by this work, says Madawi Al-Rasheed

Andrew Briggs on an effort to cast down faith-based reasoning

Pernille Arenfeldt on a fine counterargument to reductionist claims about women and Islam

Ursula King on how the new Christian message was communicated by listening to the spoken word through teaching and preaching

Religious belief is alive and well on campus, observes Gerald Pillay

Christianity undermined Roman sexuality by giving it a spiritual dimension, finds Candida Moss

Hugh Adlington gains a greater appreciation of one of England’s greatest devotional poets

The University of Bristol has launched an online forum, Public Spirit, to foster debate on the many key areas where faith impacts on public policy.

Ursula King hails a committed effort to advance interfaith relations

Alec Ryrie on an intriguing book that doesn’t do what it says on the tin

Lucy Wooding on how women’s reading of the Bible was central to their lives and inspired a wealth of literature

Pamela Klassen measures hospitals’ sacred dimensions

Margaret Weitekamp on a historical study of the relationship between religion and spaceflight

Lucy Wooding discusses a fresh examination of fervent belief

John Pollard on a biography of a controversial head of the Catholic Church

Ursula King on the use and meaning of the absence of noise in religious beliefs and practices

Martin Cohen asks what is the point of using logic to dismantle religious belief?

Robert A. Segal on a comprehensive study of the growth of the world’s biggest religion

John Brewer reviews a book that focuses on the spiritual motivations of peacemakers in the Middle East

Alec Ryrie salutes a committed and critical look at a key event in the history of Catholicism

Biblical values are needed to balance secular bias, claims lecturer. Melanie Newman reports

An Anglican academic is urging the party to discard the Thatcher legacy, writes Melanie Newman

An examination of the diverse lives of religious women is a revelatory read for Anke Bernau

Celia Deane-Drummond on where science meets religion

Olga Wojtas meets a Kirk minister bringing faith-centred education to the Highlands and Islands

It is time for the West to listen and learn from Muslim moderates and radicals alike, insists Cynthia Keppley Mahmood

University blames higher wage bill as 'last resort' job cuts are mulled. Melanie Newman reports

Keith Ward on evolution versus intelligent design

Nottingham v-c warns that academics may face prosecution. Melanie Newman reports

Martin Mills finds an idealist at the apocalypse, but asks why one of our Dalai Lamas is missing

Kathy Ehrensperger considers the thorny questions about what Jesus and his disciples really believed

Mona Siddiqui, one of the UK's leading commentators on Islam, is driven by intellectual curiosity, religious belief and a desire to engage. Hannah Fearn writes