Faith & Religion

Iran’s freethinkers

Talking to Iranian atheists and religious minorities explodes the lie of a homogenous Islamic Republic

Meet the therapists helping people leave religious groups and build their own belief systems

Robert Prevost's election as Pope brought hope to reformers. But will he push for peace and resist ultra-conservative influence?

A new book explores the rise and fall of English Catholic public schools

The failure to tackle abuse scandals has left the Church of England in crisis once more

Cristina Rocha tells the story of how the the "cool" global megachurch Hillsong gained influence in Brazil

Paul Seabright's new book describes how religions operate like businesses, competing for wealth and influence

As the Church pushes for harsher drug laws in Italy, a series of cases suggest that the priesthood is hiding a problem of its own

The emergence of Christianity was incredibly contingent, as this book clearly shows

Justin Brierley wants to convince us that belief in God is on the rise. The problem is, he doesn’t offer any evidence