Sally Feldman finally discovers what lies beneath the kilt
America’s Religious Right has devised a seductive new recruitment strategy, reveals Dagmar Herzog
Politics, religion and money may be wrestling to control the Olympics. But, argues Paul Sims, they’ll never be a match for the sheer drama
Helene Joffe prepares for the worst
Peyvand Khorsandi pays a visit to Amma – India's hugging saint
Richard Sennett tells Laurie Taylor why he believes in patience, practicality and a job well done
Forget about the stars, the Wise Men and the Baby Jesus. Christmas is all about family, says Carrie Quinlan
The game of chess has its roots in rationalism. And, like the Enlightenment itself, argues Sally Feldman, it’s a force for both liberation and tyranny
In a field so riven by schism as psychoanalysis, a new book about Freud has to be greeted with some scepticism, says Joseph Schwartz
Weddings may be as popular as ever, but, as Sally Feldman discovers from our own survey, the chimes they are a changing