The great faith debate: Blair takes on ailing Hitchens in Canada

What was missing inside the plush and awfully polite Roy Thomson Hall was not wit, wisdom or star wattage. For a debate about religion and its influence on world politics and humankind you could do no better than Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens. What was missing was Michelle Robidoux.- 28/11/2010, World Politics

Hitchens defeats Blair in Canadian religion debate

Tony Blair told an audience member at a debate yesterday that his religious beliefs did not play a role in his decision to support the US invasion of Iraq - but the votes went 2-1 the way of his opponent, Christopher Hitchens. The former prime minister said it was true that "people commit horrific acts of evil in the name of religion". ...- 27/11/2010, Faith

Blair vs Hitchens: The dress rehearsal

Christina Patterson: The Hitchens argument- 26/11/2010, World Politics

Vatican outrage as Chinese bishop ordained

The Vatican denounced China yesterday for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of damaging the faith and warning that the bishop risked excommunication.- 25/11/2010, Asia

From war to faith: Don McCullin fights for a new cause

With more than 40 years' experience of covering brutal conflicts, one might have expected Don McCullin to have had enough of religion. "I've seen religion fail in all sorts of ways," the renowned photographer said. - 23/11/2010, News

Blair 'to do God' in debate with Hitchens

Since one of them is one of most self-publicised atheists in the Western world and the other is arguably the most famous living convert to the Roman Catholic Church, there may not be much of a meeting of minds. Yet Tony Blair has agreed to share a platform with the British-born journalist, Christopher Hitchens, to argue over whether religion is a good thi- 13/10/2010, News

Pakistan: Militants attack leading Sufi shrine

Two suspected suicide bombers attacked the most revered Sufi shrine in Pakistan's largest city yesterday, killing at least seven people and wounding 65 others.- 08/10/2010, Asia

Pope warns of 'increasing marginalisation' of Christianity

Pope Benedict XVI tonight attacked the "increasing marginalisation" of Christianity, arguing that religion should be recognised for its "vital" contribution to the nation. The Pontiff told MPs, peers, and religious leaders in Westminster Hall that there were "worrying signs" of a failure to appreciate the rights o...- 17/09/2010, Home News

Julian Baggini: If science has not actually killed God, it has rendered Him unrecognisable

In an age when even some bishops are near atheists, "man doesn't believe in God" is hardly headline news.- 04/09/2010, Science

Religious studies

Who The skills and aptitude needed for a religious studies degree are similar to those required in other humanities subjects, such as history. You will have an analytical mind and a willingness to see things from different perspectives. Students of religious studies need not have a background in a particular religion – o You will exa...- 30/07/2010, A-Z Degrees

Theology & Religious Studies

am I here? And what does it all mean? Because you're interested in religions in general or Christianity in particular, and by the relationship between faith and society Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, looking at the scripture, language, arts and culture. You have options at every stage at Chichester and the course covers all the mai...- 30/07/2010, A-Z Degrees

Theology and religious studies

What does a course involve? The course focuses on the history of religion as well as contemporary developments. Historically, religion has been central to almost all civilisations and cultures; nowadays, religion continues to be highly influential, even as non-religious and scientific perspectives have become prominent. Religion is often at ...- 30/07/2010, A-Z Degrees

DVD: Eric Rohmer: Six Moral Tales, For retail (Artificial Eye)

A founding father of the French New Wave, Rohmer's canon of moral tales, filmed between 1962 and 1972, asks questions of ethics, religion and philosophy in relation to matters of the heart.- 18/07/2010, Reviews

Drawn to crosses: Rooney opens up about his religion

It was yesterday's Alastair Campbell moment. When Wayne Rooney was asked about the prominent cross he has been wearing during training here he replied: "It's my religion." This seemed to open up an interesting new flank in the Rooney story until the Football Association's head of media relations, Mark Whittle, offered an aside remin- 17/06/2010, International

Barcelona is first Spanish city to ban burka

Barcelona is to become the first major Spanish city to ban the use of face-covering Islamic veils in municipal buildings.- 15/06/2010, Europe