God Edition 2024
latest news & developments
Finding home in clap and tap music
Clap and tap music offers a welcoming sanctuary for individuals navigating the complexities of faith and spirituality
The devil gets the best lines
The battle between Satan and the forces of good has preoccupied writers for aeons
Who will Muslims vote for?
Few parties align with my beliefs as a follower of Islam and a South African, writes Ozayr Patel
God edition: Why I reject the hellfire doctrine
Does a God of love really torment people’s souls for all eternity in a place of flames?
‘Salvation is too big a word for me’
Drew Forrest examines the battle between dogmatic faith and practical humanism in French master Albert Camus’ finest novel, ‘The Plague’
The fallacy of politicians as saviours
They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus
The paper that sees and speaks
The search for an elusive West African writer accused of plagiarism comes full circle
God edition: Hindu nationalism clangs temple bells
We should question the politics using the Hindu religion and we must reject it if it is wrong
God edition: Where is God in the Gaza war?
The Israeli invasion is also a battle between religion and law with no certain outcome
God edition: Faith, fear and the economy
Economies can be shaped by religion – and vice versa – and the dynamic between faith, politics and economics in Gaza shows what happens to our humanity in the process, writes…
The City of God – and contradiction
Tehran is the archetype of a place that is governed by the divine but defined by mortals
God edition: Conversations with the new divine
‘In the beginning there was the Word of God. Now the Word is AI, writes Scott Peter Smith
God edition: The energy transition isn’t just
The shift to clean energy must consider poorest of the poor and the natural environment
The Gospel according to St Geordie
I’m feeling the Easter Sunday redemption vibes and, with greater anticipation, a return to league football by the Arsenal Football Club
Is creative inspiration divine?
The South African author Fiona Snyckers muses about what makes writers and poets tick