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• Only 24 per cent of people think Christianity is an important part of Britishness

• All in the mind

  Terry Eagleton and Roger Scruton are the latest in a line of thinkers to suggest that, without religion, something is missing in our lives. They’re wrong, argues Peter Watson

• Can Islam be reformed? A reply to Ajmal Masroor

  The new film "Ijtihad" raises questions about who speaks for Muslim communities and who has the authority to interpret religious texts.

• Is there room in Britishness for cultural difference?

  Watch our editor Daniel Trilling in a panel discussion on multiculturalism, as part of the Welsh National Opera's Faith season

• Is Pope Francis doing enough to address clerical child abuse?

  The Pontiff spoke frankly to journalists this week, but a victims' group is calling for action, not words

• What is Hindu nationalism?

  A short guide to the ideology of India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi.

• Has Spanish minister gone too far by giving a policing award to the Virgin Mary?

  Secularists are taking the government to court.

• Nick Clegg calls for disestablishment of the Church of England

• The question isn’t whether Britain is Christian, it’s whether it should be

• How do you spend your days when you’re an ex-pope?