Faith in the Big Society
David Cameron would like religious groups to deliver public services. But can they be trusted? asks James Gray
Faith & Religion
A match made in heaven
As the new football season kicks off, West Ham fan Sam Delaney has a crisis of faith
Unholy matrimony
Is there a role for marriage in secular society, or should humanists rejoice in its withering along with religion? asks Pamela Haag
Egypt’s three revolutionary fronts
As Egypt prepares for post-Mubarak elections, could the activists of Tahrir Square be in danger of losing out to more reactionary forces? asks Austin Mackell
Aftershock: 9/11 ten years on
A decade after the destruction of the Twin Towers, the greatest change to the world has been the reinvention of Islam, says Stephen Howe
Briefing: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
Adam Rutherford remembers getting atheists reciting the Lord's Prayer at last year's rationalist jamboree
Book review: Ragnarok – The End of the Gods
Philip Womack is chilled by AS Byatt's magnificent retelling of the Norse myth
In Jehovah’s village
God is alive and well and living in rural Kenya. Daniel Sitole meets him
Book review: A God of One’s Own by Ulrich Beck
Keith Kahn-Harris discovers religion in modernity
A Fatah-Hamas truce is good for Palestinians
The Arab Spring is aiding political reconciliation in Gaza, explains Sami Zubaida