Holy bones
The beauty of the reliquaries in the British Museum’s forthcoming Treasures of Heaven exhibition should not blind us to the cruelty of the medieval church, argues Charles Freeman
Faith & Religion
Long road to renewal
The Islamic world needs to recover its scientific spirit, says Jim Al-Khalili
Today’s lesson
Reading the Bible did not awaken Michael Bywater's faith. But it did move him. Don’t tell Dawkins
No ifs, no buts
Qur’an burning is senseless, but we shouldn't be afraid to speak up for free speech, says Padraig Reidy
The man who would be God: an interview with AC Grayling
Anthony Grayling's latest book is his most daring. He has rewritten the Bible, leaving out God. Matthew Adams meets him
Editorial: Creating confusion
Far from being an atheist straw man, Biblical fundamentalism poses a real threat to British schools
Book review: Ours Are The Streets by Sunjeev Sahota
Jake Wallis Simons isn't blown away by a debut novelist's take on homegrown radicalism
Whitewash
We have yet to see justice for the thousands of Irish women forced to work in the inhumane conditions of the Magdalen laundries, says Keith Porteous Wood
Faultline
From the Philippines to West Africa the tenth parallel, the line of latitude 700 miles north of the equator, is a geographical frontline between Christianity and Islam. Eliza Griswold has…
Is it racist to criticise religion?
As the Conservative chair Sayeeda Warsi suggests Islamophobia has become acceptable, Paul Sims assesses the boundaries of free speech