Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Marilynne Robinson’s writing career has, she admits, been one of going “against the grain”. In our largely secular, sceptical age, her novels address the kinds of questions – about religion, the ...

Why you shouldn’t skip over the R-rated parts of Genesis. This is the second article in a short “Genesis January” series to help people explore the complexity of the Bible at the start of a new year.