Faith, reason and modernity

Words from the lecture given by Benedict XVI in Regensburg earlier this month have reverberated around the world, because of their perceived criticism of Islam. All the more reason, then, to examine precisely what the Pope said in the whole address, and why he said it...

Results of our Survey on Christian-Muslim Relations

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Aid tied up with strings

Hilary Benn?s recent threat to withhold British funding from the World Bank is part of a wider European trend that has seen economic policy conditions relaxed while adopting a tougher stance on human rights and democracy...

Let governments root out corruption

The World Bank has shown it can learn from its mistakes in the economic sphere. It should bring the same open-mindedness to its battle against corruption, says Debbie Wainwright...

Passion for justice formed by struggle

Wilfrid Napier has seen his country emerge from the scourge of apartheid only to be scarred by Aids. The South African cardinal was in London last week where he talked to Abigail Frymann about the challenges facing his nation and the Church - and the role of the West in developing countries...

Not every face need fit

A Franciscan friar drew on personal experience when he spoke to Catholic head teachers last week, delivering a powerful plea on behalf of children who cannot be moulded easily into the education system...

Real soul in the alma mater

At the start of the new academic year, a university vice-chancellor explains how the college experience, as demonstrated by the newer institutions, should not just be about scholarly achievement, but also about partnership and making a difference...

Values v. grades in France's academic hothouses

In France, as in Britain, many disillusioned middle-class parents want to opt out of the state system. But for them the choice is less expensive, and the 'private' school is usually Catholic...

Schools apart

Increasing numbers of Muslim schools are receiving state funding. But while their teachers claim that these faith-bases establishments help to produce better-adjusted citizens, others - including Ofsted's head and some in the House of Lords - disagree...

A highly divisive merger

Leeds Diocese?s decision to unite three schools with falling ratios of Catholic to non-Catholic pupils has provoked the fury of parents and opposition of the local council. It raises the question whether it is better to have smaller schools with a religious mix, or a large school with a strong Catholic ethos...

Running towards God

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Leadership of the many

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Going to extremes

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