Mark Woods
After the fire: In praise of slow reading
Back when I was a student, I was jolted by a throwaway comment by a senior and much-admired lecturer.
Nigerian Fulani attack on Christian village leaves 20 dead â 9 of them children
Nigerian Fulani herdsmen have murdered 20 Christians, 19 of them from the same Baptist church and one from a Methodist church.
Lots of scientists believe in God. Why should that surprise us?
Science on one side, religion on the other: it's been the same for centuries, with noble and virtuous scientists battling the dark forces of superstition and obscurantism.
Now Irma batters Florida: Churches provide shelter and care
Irma, as one of the most powerful hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic, came ashore in Florida on Sunday and battered towns as it worked its way up the state.
'Trumpism': It's a new kind of nationalism, says Baylor study
Support for Donald Trump is being driven by a 'new form of nationalism' heavily backed by evangelical Christians, according to a major new study by Baylor University.
German evangelicals urge face-to-face meetings with election candidates
Evangelicals in Germany have urged Christians to talk to candidates and turn out to vote in forthcoming elections expected to return Angela Merkel as the country's Chancellor.
What does the Bible say about the North Korea crisis?
Using the Bible to provide straightforward solutions to complex domestic and foreign political problems is rarely a good idea.
Georgian priest guilty in cyanide murder plot
A court has found a Georgian priest guilty of trying to murder the personal secretary and adviser of Patriach, Ilia II, the head of the country's Orthodox Church.
Does the rise of the 'nones' mean the end of the Church?
Is the Church in the UK on its last legs? Judging by the wailing and gnashing of teeth on social media following the latest British Social Attitudes survey release, you'd think so.
What would you do with a Powerball win of $758 million?
Mavis Wanczyck is a lucky woman, judging purely by the laws of chance.
Franklin Graham says US judges 'hate God'
Controversial evangelist Franklin Graham has hit out at judges in America who 'hate God' in the wake of a court ruling on a football coach who prayed publicly at games.
How a 3,700 Babylonian clay tablet could hold the secret to exploring space
Australian scientists have decoded a 3,700-year-old Babylon clay tablet, revealing it as the world's oldest and most accurate trigonometric table.
Mail centre scare as white powder sent to Australian Christian Lobby
A mail centre in Canberra was evacuated this morning after white powder was discovered in a package addressed to the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).
Religious robots: Now you can hire a Buddhist bot for funerals
Though it has not yet been booked for a service, Softbank's 'Pepper' robot was on display yesterday at a funeral industry fair in Tokyo.
What should go in to a church statement of faith?
From the minimal to the microscopically detailed, churches everywhere produce statements of faith for their websites.
St Bartholomew's Day 1572: When French Protestants suffered their most deadly blow
One of the saddest aspects of the Reformation, whose beginning 500 years ago in 1517 we remember on October 31, was the violence it provoked.