Editorial: Oh my America
Faith and the American way
Faith & Religion
Ireland’s humanist president
Padraig Reidy welcomes the election of Michael D Higgins
Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
Natalie Haynes enjoys a Nigerian travelogue
A theocracy on the Nile?
The triumph of the Islamist parties in Egypt's elections has raised fears of a religious takeover of the state. Austin Mackell reports from Cairo
Inside the heresy files
Interrogation. Surveillance. Ethnic profiling. Censorship. The words come from 21st-century headlines, but they have an ancient pedigree. Cullen Murphy on how the Inquisition ignited the modern police state
Q&A: Andy Hamilton
Comedian and writer Andy Hamilton on being a ‘wavering agnostic’ with sympathy for the Devil
Book review: Evolution and Belief by Robert Asher
Adam Rutherford tires of zombie arguments about creationism
Return of the moral minority
Fire-and-brimstone evangelists are usually associated with the US. But turn to the BBC at the weekend and you’ll see they’re enjoying a revival on these shores, says Francis Beckett
D’oh my God: faith in The Simpsons
This year, The Simpsons celebrate their 25th birthday and their 500th episode. Andrew Mueller pays homage to the family we can all believe in
A time to sow
After a year of revolts in the Arab world, is the region reaping the rewards of freedom? Paul Sims talks to veteran Middle East watcher Fuad Nahdi