The Faith Column
Every week a different believer gives the inside track on their religion or philosophy.
A Catholic Confirmation
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- Posted by Andy Lewis
- 01 May 2008
In our final Faith Column on coming of age, we look at confirmation. Typically it happens at 15 or 16 and is a chance for young Christians make their personal commitment
Coming of age in the Bahá’í faith
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- Posted by Collis Tahzib
- 30 April 2008
15 is the age when Bahá’ís come of age. Here, continuing our series on rites of passage Collis Tahzib tells his story
Coming of age as a pagan
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- Posted by Lady SpringWolf
- 29 April 2008
How pagans guide their children through the pitfalls of adolescence
Hindu coming of age
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- Posted by Raj Pandit Sharma
- 28 April 2008
This week the Faith Column is devoted to Rites of Passage with a member of a different religion describing how they initiate young people. Today we look at Hinduism
Generations of Seders
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- Posted by Mordechai Wollenberg
- 25 April 2008
Rabbi Mordechai Wollenberg concludes our series of articles on Passover with a reflection on the Jewish ritual of Seder throughout Jewish communities worldwide.
The fifth son
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- Posted by Eli Pink
- 24 April 2008
Rabbi Eli Pink describes his continual desire to reach out to the fifth son of Passover and introduce him or her to Jewish traditions.
From North London to Brighton via New Zealand
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- Posted by Zalman Lewis
- 23 April 2008
Zalman Lewis describes his journey around the world and the different Passover rituals he has experienced on his travels.
Family-centred Passover
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- Posted by Reuven Leigh
- 22 April 2008
Our Faith Column this week will look at Passover which runs from 19 to 27 April. Rabbi Reuven Leigh discusses the family-focused nature of the festival.
Analysing the afterlife
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- Posted by Fraser Watts
- 16 April 2008
While there are arguments against the afterlife, professor Fraser Watts notes that the portion of the population that believes in the afterlife has increased and experiential evidence may be enough to spark belief.
Getting your head out of the clouds
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- Posted by Jesse Bering
- 15 April 2008
Jesse Bering looks into reasons why people believe in the afterlife despite "scientifically derived data" to the contrary
The afterlife is an oxymoron
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- Posted by Jesse Bering
- 14 April 2008
To look further into the theme of the current magazine issue "Belief is back," the Faith Column will hear from writers on the afterlife. Jesse Bering discusses the concept of the afterlife from a psychological perspective.
The blindfolded Christ
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- Posted by John Hull
- 10 April 2008
In the last of our serious on blindness and faith, John Hull considers the divide between the sighted and unsighted world. He also questions Christ's relationship with the blind.
Blind unbelief and blind faith
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- Posted by John Hull
- 09 April 2008
John Hull discusses negative images of blindness in the Bible and society and how these need to change.
The wealth of touch in faith
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- Posted by Cyril Axelrod
- 08 April 2008
In the second of his articles on life and faith as a deafblind priest, Cyril Axelrod explains how he now sees God through his senses of smell and touch.
Understanding deaf blindness through faith
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- Posted by Cyril Axelrod
- 07 April 2008
This week we will look into deaf and blind faith and how faith is crucial in a deafblind person's life because it turns the unseen into the understood.
