Never give up
Laurie Taylor looks through a glass darkly
Culture
Book Review: Is God Still an Englishman? by Cole Moreton
Francis Beckett finds out whether the English have lost their soul
On Tractor Street
From elegant modernism to Stalinist kitsch, the history of the Soviet Union’s journey is written all over its facades, finds Owen Hatherley
Exposed!
Is the desire to know other people’s secrets a natural instinct – or a vulgar vice? Sally Feldman lifts the lid on eavesdropping
The cosy atheist: Laurie Taylor interviews Rebecca Goldstein
Laurie Taylor quizzes Rebecca Goldstein, author of 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, on her novel approach to religion
Book review: History and the Enlightenment by Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Trevor-Roper mocked religion but he never underestimated it, nor did he succumb to the fashionable over-estimation of the Enlightenment, says Jonathan Rée
Divine Image
What can the godless learn from religious art? A lot, says Aaron Rosen
Film review: Four Lions
A film that laughs at suicide bombers but doesn't offend anyone? Chris Morris's big screen debut is the mouse that didn't roar, says Fred Rowson
Who’s who?
Laurie Taylor checks his references
Diary: The Novel is dead! Huzzah!
Everyone has a novel in them, like a fart or a tumour, says Martin Rowson