After the “Trojan Horse” scandal, Ofsted announces snap inspections of schools
40 schools across England will be subject to "no notice" inspections, to tackle concerns about governance and radicalisation.
Faith & Religion
Beating the backlash
Review: The Muslims are Coming! by Arun Kundnani
My seven surprisingly okay hours with Atheist TV
News of a 24-hour atheist TV channel in the US was met with derision, but actually, it is eminently reasonable.
Book Review: Ethnographies of Doubt by (ed) Mathijs Pelkmans
Ethnographies of Doubt: Faith and Uncertainty in Contemporary Societies (I. B. Tauris) by (ed) Mathijs Pelkmans Doubt is a somewhat slippery thing; it “tends to vanish with articulation” and to…
The growth of African-American atheism
Christianity remains central to life in the Southern United States. But with non-belief growing, secular organisations are finding new ways of supporting those who are breaking with their faith. Dale…
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The second coming
A new novel by Dimitri Verhulst imagines what would happen if Christ turned up in Brussels.
Stranded in the sea of compromise
That awkward moment when another atheist mistakes you for a believer.
What is it like to be excommunicated from the Mormon Church?
A Q&A with Kate Kelly, who has been excommunicated after starting a campaign to ordain women.
Are religious leaders out of step with their congregations on assisted dying?
Religious leaders unite to voice their opposition; but research shows that a majority of believers back a change in the law.
Should compulsory worship in schools be scrapped? The Church of England thinks so
Head of Church board of education says that compulsory Christian worship is counter-productive.