Editorial: Just believe
It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote
Faith & Religion
Dreams in a Time of War by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Toby Saul reviews the memoir of an African master
Judgement day
Is the world really getting safer? Lawrence M Krauss, the scientist who reset the Doomsday Clock, cautions against complacency
Shadow pope
What do the Pope and the secular philosopher Jürgen Habermas have in common, asks Jonathan Rée
My pious past
Did you know Peter Tatchell used to be a Sunday School teacher?
Battle of the Babies
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann
Leap of faith
Ruth Turner, Chief Executive of Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation, makes the case for faith-based aid
The Bishop’s Man by Linden MacIntyre
Francis Beckett on a bleak timely novel about those charged with covering up Catholic child abuse
Editorial: Bishops, belief and barnets
Catholic child abuse scandals highlight the dangers of religious privilege
The God Market: How Globalisation is Making India More Hindu by Meera Nanda
Edna Fernandes isn't quite convinced by an explanation of India's religious nationalism