1. Faith in uncertainty: what early Christians believed about the afterlife
From the intellectual hotbed of late antiquity emerged some key Christian values, writes Jonathan Rée – and some humanist ones too.
2. Becoming Gandhi: his forgotten years in South Africa
An inspiration to movements for justice around the world, Gandhi formed his ideas amid the turmoil of the British Empire, writes Burhan Wazir.
Jehovah Wanyonyi, founder of a cult in Kenya and Uganda, claimed he was God. His recent demise tells a different story. Daniel Sitole reports.
4. Sharia law: a question of judgement
Those who argue sharia law poses a threat to British culture are wrong, says Richard Scorer, but the challenge of ensuring equal rights remains.
5. The enduring appeal of makeup
We have worn makeup for thousands of years despite puritanical condemnation and the scorn of radical feminists, says Sally Feldman. Why?
