Michael Watts

The Life of Christ by Michael Watts \KY purpose in writing this book is a simple one. In the cultural history of Europe the Gospels ha ve been a source of inspiration for the artist right down to the present day and no doubt will continue to be so, to a greater or iesser extent, as men respond to...

Throughout history, every society has faced the fundamental economic problem of deciding what to produce, and for whom, in a world of limited resources. In the 20th Century, two competing economic systems, broadly speaking, have provided very different answers: command economies directed by a...

CHRIST CHURCH OXFORDMichael WattsThe origins of the monastery which once occupied the site on which Christ Church now stands are obscure and the détails of the life of its foundress, St Frideswide (c. ad 680-735), are equally difiicult to establish.Despite this, there is a consistent tradition...

Apostle of freedom It is extremely difficult to find words that adequately describe Pope John Paul II. Even the most extravagant adjectives seem commonplace when applied to a man, hitherto relatively unknown outside his own country and the higher confines of his Church, who within a year of his...