Under the microscope
Jonathan Rée on Daniel Dennett's attempt to do away with religion scientifically
Faith & Religion
Spirited away
Some atheists start believing in anything after they give up believing in God, says Meera Nanda
Love thine enemy
Rather than bicker with believers, we should join forces with them, says Bernard Crick
Judgement days
Laurie Taylor finds out how long we've got
Fear factor
Ben Marshall embraces his phobia
Because you’re worth it
Why do all the major religions have a fetish about women's hair? Sally Feldman celebrates a hidden source of power
Freak show
Paul Kurtz reviews a new book on American fundamentalism
No god in the details
A new film threatens to explode Christianity's central myth. Director Brian Flemming asks what if Jesus didn't exist
Trapped by Buddha
It's not just China that is preventing the emergence of a modern Tibet. Western romantic delusions are just as stifling, argues novelist Jamyang Norbu
God’s my big homie
Caspar Melville reports on the resurrection of religion in black popular music