What is Salafi jihadism?
A Q&A with Shiraz Maher, whose new book explores the intellectual underpinnings of this warrior doctrine.
Faith & Religion
What non-believers can learn from St Augustine
According to Rowan Williams, St Augustine does not deserve his bad reputation as a dogmatic braggart. Is he right?
Can a Christian church employ an atheist minister?
The United Church of Canada is considering the position of Gretta Vosper, a minister who says she does not believe in god.
The fundamentalist Christian preacher who became an atheist
After 19 years as a self-proclaimed "extremist", Dan Barker renounced his faith – and he wants everyone to know about it.
Learn morality from the religious? No thanks
In the last New Humanist, moral philosopher Peter Singer said "it’s worthwhile to make common cause with people of various religions". Here, a reader responds.
Revelations from Rome: the Vatican exposed
A new book documents widespread corruption in the Vatican, Europe’s last absolute monarchy. Should we be surprised?
Faith in uncertainty: what early Christians believed about the afterlife
From the intellectual hotbed of late antiquity emerged some key Christian values – and some humanist ones too.
The death of an immortal
Jehovah Wanyonyi, founder of a cult in Kenya and Uganda, claimed he was God. His recent demise tells a different story.
Sharia law: a question of judgement
Those who argue sharia law poses a threat to British culture are wrong, but the challenge of ensuring equal rights remains.
‘‘There is no such thing as the fall of the Roman Empire’’
A Q&A with Mary Beard.