Naked Reflections

Is religion as much about community as communion?

Is there a science of forgiveness?

For an adjective which is defined simply as “alert to racial prejudice”, WOKE seems to attract a lot of controversy...

Dying is a necessary and inevitable part of living. So why are we so hung up about it?

What does mainstream religion make of the Kama Sutra?

Genocides, and why we as a species are capable of such things...

In many ways, A.I. has crept up on us without us noticing. Beth Singler and Hope McGovern assess the current state of...

Cop 26 has been and gone. Are we any the wiser? Or are we on a cliff edge?

What’s the link between C20th Muslim pop music and Victorian synagogue music?

Silence is much more than the absence of noise or speech. It can be contemplative, defiant, truthful or evasive...

What is wisdom and how do we measure it? It’s different from brilliance but it’s difficult to pin down...

Ask a person of faith and they’ll probably say God. But is it that simple?

When it comes to the politics of gender, both the religious and the scientific establishments have some hard questions...

Stephen Hawking’s family recently donated his entire archive, from juvenile scribbles to final scientific papers, to...

At the darkest time of the year, we explore the theological and aesthetic significance of light in all its forms...

We discuss the ancient shared musical heritage of the Middle East and offer some graphic musical illustrations...

Why were COVID infection rates so high in some Muslim and Jewish communities?

The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland is under pressure. What does the future hold?

How we can build more sustainably and improve the urban environment we've inherited...

Is interfaith just slappy, clappy sarees, samosas and steel bands, or a serious engagement with difference?

Marking 100 editions of NAKED REFLECTIONS, Rowan Williams and Chris Smith discuss the merits and dangers of eloquence...

There's more to paganism than someone who takes their clothes off and dances round a stone circle...

We seem to be drowning in a rising tide of anger and rancour. How can we disagree better?

There’s a disturbing amount of anti-Semitic material on the social media, and hate postings in general are rife...