Books
A humanising tale of a king’s five daughters
This royal biography reveals a fascinating slice of medieval history, says Allan Massie
Surviving Nazism with help from Bach
Michael White on a musician’s triumph over totalitarianism
St Paul VI’s other earth-shaking encyclical
The pope’s call to evangelise has lost none of its urgency, says Fr Denis Blackledge SJ
A priest’s advice for surviving stressful times
Alexander Jolliffe on a cleric’s wise advice for the overworked
Actually, modern churches can be beautiful
Not all 20th-century churches look like meat-packing plants, says Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Wren brought Rome to London – without ever going there
He could not afford to go to Rome, so he did the next best thing, says James Baresel
An academic philosopher takes on the universe
Alister McGrath can help us see the bigger picture, says Michael Duggan
The ‘woke’ get the parody they deserve
Simon Caldwell enjoys a sharp satire on the new Puritanism
