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Fair Trade
Is it possible to be both a Christian and an economist?
Value for Money
How does wanting 'value for money' fit in with Christian religion?
The Sikh Festival of Vaisakhi
The story of Guru Gobind Singh and the five beloved ones
The Prodigal Son - 2
Canon Eric James on the presence of the parable in literature and dance
Dealing with Death
Humanist thoughts on the way we speak - or don't - about people after their death
Father Christmas
A humanist mother explains why she won't deceive her children about Father Christmas
Guru Gobind Singh
The story of Guru Gobind Singh and Bhai Kanhayya the water carrier
Fred Astaire's Grace
Thoughts on the grace and precision of Fred Astaire's dancing
Buddhism in England
Remembering Allan Bennett, the first Buddhist convert to lead a mission to England in 1908
Saint Luke
Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke and the patience of Simeon
The Mystery of Music
The power of songs and how they move us
Goethe's Faust
Thoughts on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the subtleties of evil
Life's Mysteries
Memories of a lifetime spent reading detective stories
The Hebrew Bible
Rabbi Professor Jonathan Magonet on the contradictory truths in the Hebrew Bible
Allan Bennet - Buddhist Monk
Remembering Allan Bennett, the second British person to be ordained as a Buddhist monk
Buddhist Convert
What can converts like Buddhist monk Allan Bennett teach us about life?
Maesta of Duccio - 1
The depiction of demonic temptations in Duccio di Buoninsegna's altarpiece
Maesta of Duccio - 2
The depiction of the calling of Peter and Andrew in Duccio di Buoninsegna's altarpiece
Maesta of Duccio - 3
On Duccio di Buoninsegna's altarpiece in Siena Cathedral and its depiction of Judas
Maesta of Duccio - 4
The depiction of Christ healing the man born blind in Duccio di Buoninsegna's altarpiece
Eid al-Fitr - Islam
Thoughts on the joyous day of Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic festival at end of Ramadan
Night of Power - Islam
The Night of Power marks the night when the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
The Kingdom in the Midst
Thoughts on the diversity of faiths represented in Jerusalem and a desire for peace
Killing and Religion
Can the cycle of blood-letting in the Holy Land ever be broken?
Almsgiving
Reflections on the spirit of almsgiving during the season of Lent
Finding the Right Name
How our own name and the name of God are bound up with one another
Trying to be Holy
How is holiness best achieved - by striving or surrender?
Prayer Rooms
Does God speak to us through what we most seek?
The Unity of Death
Thoughts on the guarantee that irrespective of colour or creed, we will all die
The Friend of Fasting
Why do some Muslims feel they are losing a friend when Ramadan comes to an end?
Lent - Shrove Tusday
The need for people - and institutions - to say sorry for past wrongs