The Faith Column

After the truth

David Quinn — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:09:37 GMT

The Ryan Commission has revealed decades of child abuse within institutions run by the Irish Catholic Church. An Irish journalist explores where Catholicism in Ireland goes from here

Islam's young faithful

Zeshan Rasul — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:33:40 GMT

The voices of young Muslims must be harnessed to combat Islamic extremistism in Britain, argues the Vice President of The Young Muslims UK

The Pilgrim Pope

Mark Frazer — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:53:32 GMT

Pope Benedict's visit to the Holy Land is a bold step towards healing past wounds and pushing inter-faith dialogue, says the Board of Deputies of British Jews

Technology, the Latter-day way

Malcolm Adcock — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:45:08 GMT

The Mormon community can rightfully boast a long association with technological advancement, from the hearing-aid to the most visited genealogy website on earth

The Age of the E-church

Nicola David — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:43:34 GMT

While congregation numbers continue to slide, a Church of England social networking website aims redress the balance

Christianity and the Petri dish

Murdo Macdonald — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:48:40 GMT

The Church of Scotland stance on stem cell research has proved religious conviction and scientific discovery needn't always be antagonists, argues Murdo Macdonald

Judaism and charity

Paul Anticoni — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:07:05 GMT

In the third of our series on faith and charity, the chief executive of World Jewish Relief writes about the Jewish tradition of helping the needy

Charity in Islam

Samia Ahmed — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:50:07 GMT

In the second of our series on faith and charity, the Senior Development Education Coordinator of Islamic Relief explains the purpose of charity in Islam

Christianity and charity

Linda Jones — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:43:11 GMT

In the first of our series on faith and charity, Linda Jones writes that the Christian understanding of charity is far more radical and demanding than simply giving from what we have �left over�

Islam and feminism

Asma Barlas — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:16:57 GMT

In the third of our series on faith and feminism, Asma Barlas writes about the message of sexual equality in the Qur'an