Book Review: Questions of Truth: God, Science and Belief by John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale
AC Grayling rips into the latest attempt to bridge the God-science gap
Faith & Religion
In praise of the coup
Military takeovers can be a good thing for African democracy. Paul Collier makes the case
On the trail of the red pilgrims
The philosopher Michail Ryklin tells Caspar Melville what really motivated communism's faithful followers
Muslim metal
Across the Islamic world young people are flocking to the sounds of hardcore rock and death metal. Mark LeVine reports from Cairo
Three-Letter Plague by Johnny Steinberg
Andrew Mueller enjoys some journalism with a human touch
Bad Faith Awards 2008
Following a tough campaign and a hard-fought election, we can finally announce last year's most scurrilous enemy of reason
Before the dawn
Thirty years after the revolution consumerism and political apathy dominate Iran. But a new generation may change that, says Nasrin Alavi
Days of atonement
Visiting Israel just weeks before the current Gaza conflict, Sally Feldman found that rising religious bigotry is one of the biggest barriers to peace
Unsafe havens
The Government is planning tougher penalties for men who use trafficked prostitutes. But who is helping the women themselves? Rahila Gupta uncovers a distributing trend
Diary: Trump cards
Our religions game seemed to annoy everyone. Result! says Christina Martin