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Twenty-first-century sin
Julie Clague
Moral theology, once the preserve of priests, has changed profoundly. Gone are the confessors? manuals and instead there is debate among its students and scholars about the way we live our lives. But how much division can be tolerated?
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Church in the World
Anglican Communion avoids split as US Church pulls back from the brink
Burma
Catholics give support to rebel monks | | China
New bishop raises cooperation hopes | Czech Republic
Ecclesiastical buildings sold off | | France
Cardinal warns against DNA tests for immigrants | Lebanon
Opposition boycott of presidency vote ignites fears of catastrophe | | Netherlands
Attenborough criticises creationists? cuts to script | Rome
Vatican official likens climate change to genocide | | Russia
New leader of Church in Russia | United States
Protests over prisons? approved books list | |
Featured Articles
?A good place to be?
Faith in action
Terry Philpot
The word ?vocation? has often been defined narrowly as those who opt for the religious life. But for many in the caring professions and the charity world, their jobs are inextricably tied up with their faith. In the first of a new series, Terry Philpot talks to Paul Farmer, head of the leading mental health charity, Mind
Levees hold in New Orleans
Stephen Bates
It was a make-or-break meeting for the future of the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church had to decide whether to toe the Lambeth line on homosexuality, or precipitate a schism. They found a form of words that may ? or may not ? be enough to satisfy the conservative South Safe Space
Awais Dominic and Geoff Reid
Tribal taboos and religious restrictions are a minefield for interfaith dialogue, and one of the most difficult areas for discussion is the treatment of women. One group in Bradford is striving to bridge the ethnic divide, giving some wives their first chance to speak about the cultural pressures they face 
Taming the dragon
Michael Sheridan
Rulers of China have often tried to counter the greed of officials by means of didactic art and state propaganda. Today?s leaders may be coming to appreciate that religion can help solve this problem ? but they are unwilling to surrender any of their power over the people
He protests too much
Raniero Cantalamessa
Last week in these pages John Cornwell tackled God Delusion author Richard Dawkins. This week the Pope?s preacher takes on Christopher Hitchens, whom he says levels many valid criticisms of religion but whose new work is let down by brooking no possibility of error himself
Delegate and survive
Parish Practice
Simon Peat
Last week Paul Hypher argued on this page that the Church should draw more on the skills of parishioners to ease the burden on the clergy. This week, a parish priest suggests that the delegation of management duties to paid professionals could bring enormous all-round benefits When boom turns to bust
The Language Game
John Morrish
News from Britain and Ireland Hospital?s future in dispute More home news Book Reviews Tenderness, guilt and ambition
Graham Greene: a life in letters
Ed. Richard Greene
Reviewed by David Lodge
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