Freud’s Last Session review – what-if meeting of minds with Anthony Hopkins as the master analyst
Hopkins’ Sigmund Freud locks horns with Matthew Goode’s CS Lewis in an imaginary encounter that is watchable but not terribly profound
Ronald Clements obituary
Other lives: Theologian, academic and author whose speciality was the study of the Old Testament
A dearth of priests suggests the Catholic church should widen recruitment
It’s no wonder numbers training for the priesthood continue to fall when married men or any woman are still barred
Sarah Perry: ‘For much of my life, I loved God. The echo of that never fades’
The Essex Serpent author on astronomy, her new novel Enlightenment and how her strict Baptist upbringing made its mark
Heresy by Catherine Nixey review – book of revelations
From Herod as the Messiah to a virginity test for Mary – the Christian story, but not as you know it
Al Sharpton: Trump’s $60 Bibles ‘a spit in the face of people that really believe’
The Rev Al Sharpton makes comment to MSNBC amid backlash over Republican’s latest moneymaking scheme
‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
Book of Donald: Trump hawks special ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $60
Former president sells Trump-endorsed Bible in concert with Lee Greenwood, country singer whose music is played at his rallies
The Exvangelicals review: fine study of faith under fire in the age of Trump
Sarah McCammon of NPR brings personal experience and reportorial rigor to her portrayal of a growing Christian crisis
Among the exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon on faith, Trump and leaving the churches behind
In her first book, the NPR political correspondent examines a growing movement away from the rightwing Christian church
The Rev Richard Coles: ‘I think my CV looks like the work of a fantasist’
The pop star turned vicar and radio host on his new career as crime novelist, missing the clergy and why his books speak to the anxiety of uncertain times
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – rich literary reading of the first book of the Bible
This careful analysis of the foundational text is full of telling details and keenly observed parallels
Arj Barker on monkeys, nudity and men’s shorts: ‘I don’t want people to see my knees’
In a new interview series from Guardian Australia, we ask our favourite people a bunch of randomly selected questions. First up: a comedian and actor gets existential
St Paul’s Cathedral to host guests for £7 in ‘secret’ 300-year-old library
Guests can delve deeper into history of London landmark in one-of-a-kind stay to mark World Book Day
‘Being a nun was the great love story of my life’: Catherine Coldstream on why she joined – then fled – a convent
Why would a privileged, educated 27-year-old turn her back on life to join a silent order of nuns in remote Northumberland?