Book Review: Unbelievers
Alec Ryrie overlooks virtually all atheist and humanist thinkers in his history of unbelief.
Faith & Religion
Insulting the Buddha
Award-winning writer Shakthika Sathkumara faces up to ten years in prison, sparking outcry and fierce debate in Sri Lanka over freedom of speech.
Book Review: The Galileo Affair
A thorough account of the persecution and trial of a man for "the most significant breakthrough in the history of science".
Hagia Sophia re-mosqued
The story of Istanbul's Aya Sofya, now once again a sacred space, holds a mirror up to the region's history and points to a rocky future.
Book review: The Immoral Majority
Ben Howe's polemic against Trump-supporting Christians gives us a rare insight into the evangelical split.
Call witchcraft belief in Africa by its name: superstition
The campaign against witch allegation has been hampered by evangelical agendas and mistaken ideas around cultural sensitivity.
Scotland to decriminalise blasphemy
The belated repeal will send a message to the world that criticising religion should never be a crime
By God or luck?
A near-death experience and the origin of a well-known hymn raise the biggest of questions
Book review: How to Fight Anti-Semitism
Bari Weiss' is the most controversial book of a recent spate on the subject, with an all-sides critique that infuriates her detractors
O Lord, banish the virus!
The Covid-19 pandemic presents a profound conundrum for religious leaders around the world.