Spirited away
Some atheists start believing in anything after they give up believing in God, says Meera Nanda
Faith & Religion
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
Bad Karma
A recent court case in the United States has found Hare Krishnas guilty of child abuse on a massive scale. Mary Garden uncovers the story of a hidden scandal
Who wears the frocks?
Raffaella Malaguti reports on the latest challenge to the Vatican boys' club
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
New Brotherhood
The recent London bombings focused attention on Britain's black Muslims. Caspar Melville meets some new converts