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About Tina Beattie

Tina Beattie is professor of Catholic studies at Roehampton University, England.

Articles by Tina Beattie

Wednesday 21st December

2011, a year of wonder

Tina Beattie, 21 December 2011
A great scientific breakthrough is also a path to appreciating the core ingredient of our humanity, says Tina Beattie.
Wednesday 14th April

The Catholic church’s scandal: modern crisis, ancient roots

Tina Beattie, 14 April 2010
The sexual violation of young people within the Catholic church is the poisonous legacy of a long tradition of contempt for human sexuality in an institution which has privileged secrecy and unaccountable power over transparency and participation. But the silence and darkness revealed by the scandal must not be allowed to define the majority of Catholics who are the living church, says Tina Beattie.
Sunday 23rd August

Banksy in Bristol

Tina Beattie, 23 August 2009
The enigmatic urban artist Banksy's return to his home city is a triumph of liberating dissent  
Thursday 13th August

Antichrist: the visual theology of Lars Von Trier

Tina Beattie, 13 August 2009
The Danish filmmaker uses image as a "celluloid icon" to explore the depths of the Christian unconscious
Thursday 6th November

Along the precipice: visions of atheism in London

Tina Beattie, 6 November 2008
The visceral art of Francis Bacon exposes the shallow godlessness of the new atheists
Thursday 21st August

The dark (k)night of a postmodern world

Tina Beattie, 21 August 2008
The Dark Knight offers - via Slavoj Zizek - a bleak insight into democracy's post-9/11 moral void
Tuesday 12th February

Rowan Williams and sharia law

Tina Beattie, 12 February 2008
"Dumb down" or be damned? When a debate about religion and law is hijacked by fury, everyone loses
Thursday 20th December

The end of postmodernism: the “new atheists” and democracy

Tina Beattie, 20 December 2007
The science-religion "war" is dust. The real argument is over power and justice
Wednesday 14th February

Religion's cutting edge: lessons from Africa

Tina Beattie, 14 February 2007
The experience of Christian-led work for human rights and social justice in Africa poses hard questions to the anti-religious discourse of intellectuals such as Richard Dawkins, says Tina Beattie.
Wednesday 10th January

Religion in Britain in the Blair era

Tina Beattie, 10 January 2007
The increasing presence of faith issues in public life during Tony Blair's time in office is reflected in the messianic strain of his personal-political vision, says Tina Beattie.
Monday 23rd October

Veiling the issues: a distractive debate

Tina Beattie, 23 October 2006
The face-veil worn by a small minority of Muslim women in Britain has become the site of fierce political controversy. The problem is that it is the wrong discussion, says Tina Beattie.
Sunday 17th September

Pope Benedict XVI and Islam: beyond words

Tina Beattie, 17 September 2006
Pope Benedict XVI has provoked outrage in the Muslim world with a historical citation associating Islam with violence. Tina Beattie asks: was this calculated critique or well-meaning blunder?
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