by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
Forget Maria. How do you solve a problem like Jesus? After all, everyone has a view: well-meaning Jewish guru, dangerous heretic, son of God, charlatan. The list is endless. Mel Gibson gave us the fundamentalist’s Jesus of gruesome realism: a tortured body...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
As the furore over Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ remarks about religious and civil law subsides into a more considered debate beyond the headlines, the Anglican leader is receiving backing from what might be considered some unexpected quarters....
by Sean Reilly | Feb 8, 2008
Lambeth Palace was last night bracing itself for harsh morning headlines, after Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams was widely interpreted as having called for the incorporation of Muslim Sharia law in or alongside the English legal system. The Archbishop’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 23, 2008
The BBC are to broadcast a new prime time series about the days before Jesus’ crucifixion which it is suggested will attract audiences of ten million. The series, which follows several other major programmes exploring the Christian faith, as well as regular...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 15, 2008
One of the BBC chief reporters has defied a government ban on the Corporation’s personnel operating in Zimbabwe, and has reported that opposition to President Robert Mugabe is growing within his own Zanu-PF party. John Simpson, who came to the attention of a...