Brenda Maddox enjoys some Renaissance history
Laurie Taylor hopes he’s not a running joke
In 2005 Russian artist Anna Alchuk was publicly vilified and put on trial for her involvement in the Caution:Religion! exhibition. Three years later she drowned herself. Her husband, the philosopher Michail Ryklin, reads her diaries to find out why
Following a tough campaign and a hard-fought election, we can finally announce last year's most scurrilous enemy of reason
Thirty years after the revolution consumerism and political apathy dominate Iran. But a new generation may change that, says Nasrin Alavi
Our religions game seemed to annoy everyone. Result! says Christina Martin
Funny how atheists enjoying themselves can be so threatening to believers
Jeff Sharlet responds to James Crabtree's review of his book The Family
Stuart Sim visits George Pelecanos's mean streets
Jenny Bunker rues a missed opportunity