Francis Phillips


    Changing unjust laws justly

    Francis Phillips | 16 Sep 2005
    If the law of the land allows disabled children to be killed, can there be any cooperation with it? A thoughtful new book investigates one of the most difficult issues of our time.


    Heirs of Abraham

    Francis Phillips | 3 Sep 2005
    Three eminent representatives of the “Peoples of the Book” -- Jews, Christians and Muslims -- engage in a trialogue in an effort to promote mutual understanding.


    Men of Honour

    Francis Phillips | 19 Aug 2005
    The bicentenary of Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar is a stirring reminder of the heroism, daring and "zeal" of the heroes of the Romantic age.


    A Kibbutz Childhood Remembered

    Francis Phillips | 22 Jul 2005
    The latchkey children of today's working parents are not the only generation to miss out on a loving family life. There was also life in a kibbutz.


    Mao: The Unknown Story

    Francis Phillips | 8 Jul 2005
    A man who killed 70 million people deserves a weighty biography. Jung Chang and Jon Halliday have written it.


    The Da Vince Code Hoax

    Francis Phillips | 18 Jun 2005
    Why are millions of people around the world reading a mishmash of comic book history and bogus theology expressed in hackneyed prose? A review of The Da Vinci Code Hoax


    Quo vadis, Europa?

    Francis Phillips | 3 Jun 2005
    Now that France and the Netherlands have torn up the EU's roadmap to the future, what lies ahead for Europe? How will it affect the US? A review of The Cube and the Cathedral.


    Bringing the house down

    Francis Phillips | 27 May 2005
    Intellectuals have to build ideas on solid foundations or their elaborate ivory towers tumble down. A review of Architects of the Culture of Death.


    Tabloid tittle-tattle

    Francis Phillips | 10 Dec 2004
    John Cornwell
    The Pontiff in Winter: Triumph and Conflict in the Reign of John Paul II
    Doubleday. US$24. 95, ISBN 0385514840


    The death of the death of God

    Francis Phillips | 19 Nov 2004
    Alister McGrath
    The Twilight of Atheism: the rise and fall of disbelief in the modern world
    Doubleday. US$23.95. ISBN 0-385-50061-0

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