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From the Bible to Tolkien: the risks & rewards of collecting rare books
The Bible is widely said to be the most published book of all time. Despite this, many older versions of the Bible are still sought after. This is be…
11 months ago
How has John Henry Newman inspired Pope Leo XIV?
St John Henry Newman (1801-90) is perhaps the most influential theologian in the history of English Christianity. Yet, as Damian Thompson discusses w…
11 months, 1 week ago
Massacres in Syria & the Congo: why aren't Western elites drawing attention to religious persecution?
After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, many people voiced fears that the religious minorities in the country could face increased persecution. …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Recovering the Sacred with Michael Gove, Revd Marcus Walker, Dr Cosima Gillhammer and many more
Last week The Spectator held a live event entitled ‘Recovering the Sacred’ in the glorious surroundings of St Bartholomew the Great, the oldest paris…
1 year ago
It’s time for Pope Leo XIV to make some tough decisions
Nearly everyone loves Robert Prevost, the unassuming baseball fan from Chicago who unexpectedly became Pope Leo XIV this year. But as he prepares to …
1 year ago
Why are young Christians returning to tradition?
Today’s Holy Smoke is a curtain-raiser for ‘Recovering the Sacred’, a Spectator event at St Bartholow-the-Great in the City of London in which a pane…
1 year, 1 month ago
A Jewish guide to arguing
Daniel Taub, former Israeli Ambassador to the UK, joins Damian Thompson to talk about his new book Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish art of co…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is God an Englishman?
Bijan Omrani joins Damian Thompson to talk about his new book God is an Englishman: Christianity and the Creation of England. They discuss the spirit…
1 year, 1 month ago
The mystifying process – and problems – behind choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury
After Pope Francis died, it took the Roman Catholic Church just 17 days to choose a successor in Pope Leo XIV. It has been well over 6 months since A…
1 year, 1 month ago
Finding spiritual treasure in César Franck
The Belgian composer César Franck – unfairly associated with kitsch and sentimentality by certain cultural sophisticates – wrote some of the most spi…
1 year, 2 months ago