In the UK the axe is falling on philosophy departments. Nina Power reports from the frontline
It is time the for the Catholic Church to be held to account
A powerful new piece of research by philosopher Daniel Dennett and qualitative researcher Linda LaScola features interviews with five Christian ministers who have lost their faith but continue to preach. At the top are quotes from two of the priests, and below we speak to the authors
It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann
Francis Beckett on a bleak timely novel about those charged with covering up Catholic child abuse
The Catholic Church not only allowed priests to destroy hundreds of young lives, it blamed the victims and covered up the crimes for decades. For Laurie Taylor it’s personal
Keith Porteous Wood explains how he got the Vatican running for cover
We need to teach children faith first before they can learn to doubt, says Roger Scruton, in his response to Danny Postel
Last issue’s article about how to raise children as humanists received hundreds of responses. Here its author, Danny Postel, chooses his favourites