Maddy Fry

Once upon a time, shows with an obviously Biblical message had one thing in their favour – almost no-one watched them. This meant that the pressure to live up to high standards or chase ratings was minimal. That changed with The Chosen

Richard Dawkins once accused Alister McGrath of building a career from “riding on my back”. It’s hard to disagree when McGrath name-checks Dawkins on the

There’s no doubt that like a religion, giving value to crypto requires faith. Those evangelizing for it certainly seem to be on a moral mission. For now, they seem unstoppable — and there’s more than the hard-earned savings of believers at stake.

A feature from 7th December 2024 on the faith roots of Band Aid to mark the charity single’s 40th anniversary

An exciting range of news, interviews and features from the Abbey’s yearly magazine, edited by Maddy Fry

As 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' turns 40 years old this month, Ed Sheeran has added his voice to those critiquing the song's 'damaging stereotypes'. Maddy Fry used to share that view. She explains what changed her mind

“God’s Gang,” which follows a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim and a Hindu in their efforts to, as the show’s publicists put it, “unite the world through peace and adventure,” has a global team behind it. Its creators are spread across 15 countries and its audience boasts an even bigger reach. The first e

The facts, beliefs and appeal of the monastic tradition in Britain

In 2021, Navalny expressed hope that the Orthodox church in Russia could act as a mediator between the people and the state. He recognized this was unlikely; but if his demise tells us anything, it’s that moral courage in Russia’s mother church isn’t totally dead. On the contrary, we might see a res

The fact that MacGowan even had any sense of the supernatural will come as a surprise to some. In all the potted obituaries written since his death, it’s often mentioned as a one-sentence afterthought, if at all. His struggles with substance abuse and regular fallings out with his bandmates get more

From exclusion zones, to lynchings, synagogue shootings, and attempts at expulsion, antisemitism has flourished in America.

A demonstration how all too often the church can end up promoting the idea of violence as a cleansing force.

While hellfire and the devil with a pitchfork may be Christian constructs, many religions have their own ideas of what hell looks like.

(9 minute read) Do French claims about religious neutrality stand up to scrutiny? asks Maddy Fry.

(9 minute read) Maddy Fry chronicles the often suspicion-charged relationship between believers and vaccines.