Volume 125 Issue 6 November/December 2010

Editorial: oh we of little faith: Are faith and religion necessarily intertwined?

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Is it time for atheist schools?: Francis Beckett outlines his proposal for Britain's first avowedly humanist state school

Tibet's small exercise in democracy: Tibet must find a secular alternative to being led by a dalai lama … said the Dalai Lama to Isabel Hilton
Chown's Cosmos: Cloudy with a chance of hexagons: Why is there a six-sided cloud on Saturn’s north pole? wonders Marcus Chown
Q&A: Harry Kroto: Nobel-prize winning chemist Harry Kroto talks Buckyballs and belief
Don't fall into the faith school trap: Responding to Francis Beckett's proposal for a humanist school, Rabbi Jonathan Romain of the Accord Coalition warns of the risks of endorsing religious segregation in education

Antichrist: Likeable anarchist, modest Übermensch, atheist preacher – Jonathan Rée is delighted by the paradoxical philosopher
Heathen's greetings: They thought it was a joke when Robin Ince said he was going to mix atheism, comedy and Christmas. But, reports Stephanie Merritt, he’s having the last laugh
Calm down, old boy: Laurie Taylor interviews Simon Heffer: Telegraph thunderer Simon Heffer reveals to Laurie Taylor what it’s like being right
Faith in schools?: Thanks largely to immigration, religious belief is making a comeback in our schools. Should we be concerned? Jim Mulligan visits Ed Miliband’s old school to find out.
Who won the Pope wars?: Catholics, secularists, protestors, pilgrims and provocateurs all claimed victory after the Pontiff’s recent visit. Paul Sims assesses the final score
Against humanism: Of course we should love, honour and cherish our species, says Mary Midgley. But should we have to worship it too?

Diary: What did the Romans ever do for us?: Nothing, it turns out. They did it all for themselves, the selfish so-and-sos. Natalie Haynes explains
Endgame: Now let us praise me: Laurie Taylor drowns in compliments

What's the big deal?: From poker to Shithead, Canasta to cribbage, Sally Feldman extols the joys and rewards of card games
People get ready: A new exhibition of James Barnor’s photography provides a route-map of Afro-Modernism. Kobena Mercer gets it in focus

Book Review: The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence by Susie Linfield: Max Houghton is impressed by the wide angle of Susie Linfield's moral vision
Book review: The Honour Code by Kwame Anthony Appiah: Stephen Howe decodes Anthony Appiah
Book review: Capital Affairs by Frank Mort: Louise Foxcroft exposes the dirty secrets of '50s London
Book review: The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong: Andrew Mueller enters the world of consultancy
Book Review: Richard by Ben Myers: Owen Hatherley enjoys a novel view of the Manics