Laurie Taylor offers his shoulder to cry on
Underlying Carl Jung's brand of radical metaphysics, claims Paul Bishop, is a deep vein of rationalism
In the late fourth century political expediency led a ruthless Roman emperor to shut down debate within the Christian church. Charles Freeman explains
True freedom requires not wealth but faith, says social theorist Stein Ringen
He speaks approvingly of Lenin and Robespierre and packs lecture halls across the world. But is “stand-up philosopher” Slavoj Žižek serious? asks John Clark
Daniel Miller gets to grips with nihilism
Forget about the stars, the Wise Men and the Baby Jesus. Christmas is all about family, says Carrie Quinlan
William Blake was a confused failure but a great humanist, says Shirley Dent
New wave atheism is aggressively antagonistic to religion. But, argues Richard Norman, it’s more fruitful to find common ground
Stuart Sim is impressed by Les Back's approach to sociology