Did the Met’s anti-terrorism unit end up in bed with Muslim extremism? Paul Sims meets Robert Lambert, the ex-Special Branch man fighting accusations of collusion
Former popstar, BBC presenter and parish priest Reverend Richard Coles talks to Caspar Melville about faith, doubt and dachsunds
Who has been this year's leading enemy of reason?
The claim that Christianity provides the bedrock of Western culture might serve the interests of extremists, but it is a betrayal of a far more complex history, argues Kenan Malik
David Cameron says Britain is broken. But can the Big Society fix it?
We must respond to extremism by protecting liberal values, argues Kenan Malik
The deteriorating relationship between the Vatican and the Irish state is good news for the Republic, says Padraig Reidy
As John Martin's visions of Armageddon go on show at Tate Britain, Aaron Rosen argues that they are powerful because they're genuinely scary
Half a millennium ago a book by a Catholic theologian unwittingly ignited a secular revolution. Matthew Adams salutes Erasmus
David Cameron would like religious groups to deliver public services. But can they be trusted? asks James Gray