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Raj PatelThe switch from fossil to biofuels is being encouraged by governments to combat global warming but emissions in their manufacture are worse than burning diesel. Now the quantity of land required is contributing to a worldwide shortage of food Free
From the editor’s desk
| Future of Catholic education Free The pastoral letter published this week by the bishops of England and Wales, confirming the Catholic Church's commitment to education and the provision of schools, can be interpreted in two ways. On the one hand, it can be seen as a proud affirmation ... | Countering cynicism |
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Features
 Ghost of empire haunts the throneTheo Hobson In recent weeks The Tablet has published articles examining the Act of Settlement, focusing on its impact on the UK and the relationship between Church, State, established religion and the Catholic faith. Here, attention turns to the Commonwealth, and the historic links between the Crown and the creation of a Protestant empire... |  Regensburg revisited Free Norman Russell
Benedict XVI?s address in Germany on faith, rationality and Islam sparked a crisis. A year on, closer analysis of the lecture reveals how the furore was caused, and why there is common ground between Christian and Islamic thinking, particularly on the challenge of relativism in Europe today... |
A slow spring comingThomas NortonThe third of our series on eastern Europe looks at Albania, until recently isolated from the rest of the continent by its own Government. But on the tenth anniversary of the death of its most famous daughter, Mother Teresa, it is witnessing a rebirth of religious faith...
|  Lessons learntRick Jones While most schools reopen this week after the summer break, All Saints in West Wickham has closed its doors for good. Its story reveals not only how the power of a headteacher can be abused but also how a school once tainted may well never recover... |
More potent than wordsNicholas WilliamsTen years ago this weekend, it was the music as well as the liturgy that defined the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, particularly Tavener?s Song for Athene. But what makes music ?right? for such an occasion?...
| Worldwide web of faithKate PlowmanMore and more parishes have an online presence. It takes time and effort to make the website an effective tool for the parish and the wider community, but the rewards of such a commitment are immense...
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Columnists
 Tim Hames'It is not inconceivable that this is David Cameron's last conference as party leader'  Laurence Freeman'The past is not forgotten in Sarajevo and its memory is a seed of hope'
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Books and arts
New gospel of health and wealth Free
The Next Christendom: the coming of global Christianity
Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins tells us that he dispatched the corrected proofs of the first edition of this book on 10 September 2001, the day before everything changed. In that first edition Jenkins ...
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Muslims are living in fear after the Woolwich murder
Fiyaz Mughal
The awful attack in Woolwich on Wednesday afternoon has done more than just lead to one ... Gay marriage and disestablishment: better the muddle you know?
Theo Hobson
If, as looks very likely, gay marriage becomes law, the established Church will be opposed ... Medics don't want assisted dying legalised
Dr Gillian Paterson, guest contributor
Both my parents died of cancer. Both had painkilling medication in the final stages: shortening ...
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