The legal philosopher Neil McCormick said that jurisprudence is peddling in the shallows of philosophy. I am inclined to agree. If a cause is right or wrong, it should be possible…
‘The Great Creator… made the Earth to be a common treasury,’ wrote Gerrard Winstanley in 1649, shortly before his Digger community was evicted from common land. ‘Not one…
Years ago, during supper at Woodbrooke, the Friend in residence called for a few minutes of silence to give thanks for the food we were eating and for the hand that grew it. This…
The subject of a lack of ‘moral leadership’ in important sectors of society, such as banking and finance, is a topical and important one. Leading commentators in the Church of…
‘Riot police clearing the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral was a terrible sight. This is a sad day for the church.’ Giles Fraser wrote these words on Tuesday morning. They…
For the first time, minimum pricing per unit of alcohol is being seriously considered in Westminster (Scotland is already in the process of pursuing it). If it were adopted at…
Pupils in British schools have had a statutory entitlement to religious education, which has been enshrined in law, since 1988. However, it seems that the importance of religious…
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