Culture and Review - Crime and Justice

India, Valentine's Day and gender violence

Wendy Doniger — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:32:00 +0000

For most of Indian history, those Hindus who have perpetrated violence against women have got away with it, says Wendy Doniger. It's time for this to stop.

Christianity and the practice of justice

Puck de Raadt — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:28:02 +0000

Christian thought has contributed a great deal to ancient and modern conceptions of justice, says Puck de Raadt, reviewing a recent book by Nicholas Sagovsky. But justice is at heart a matter of community and action.

What lies beyond Lambeth's Sharia humiliation?

Simon Barrow — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:36:28 +0000

Asking where the Church of England can go from here, Simon Barrow looks at why and how Rowan Williams got hold of the wrong end of the stick over religious communal practice and the civil legal system, why a larger 'multi-faith settlement' is unhelpful, and how post-Christendom beckons.

An unsettling Gospel – Rowan Williams on Jesus' trial

Alison Goodlad — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:37:14 +0100

Alison Goodlad revisits a book which is fast becoming a Christian classic and discovers that the most famous trial in history is as much about the incapacity of a world like the one we have constructed to comprehend the love of God, as it is about why Jesus stands before Pilate.

Assessing Mel Gibson's Passion

Simon Barrow — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:14:18 +0000

Is Mel Gibson's film portrayal of Jesus' death helpful or hamful to life-giving religion and healthy politics?