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
Faith & Religion
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
The debunkers
India's rationalists are on the frontline of the battle between science and superstition. Caspar Melville reports on their fight to debunk "holy men"
Secularist Islam
David Hall on the myth and reality of Islamism
Requiem for a Nightmare
Julian Baggini holds back the tears for John Paul II
Rotten to the core
After the free-for-all of sentimentality that reigned from John Paul II's faltering on Easter Sunday, through his demise and funeral, right up to the emergence of white smoke from a…
First amendments
Shannon Gilreath reveals how Christian fundamentalists are rewriting American history
Defender of faiths: Laurie Taylor interviews Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker, the world's leading expert on religious cults, tells Laurie Taylor how it takes an agnostic to truly understand why people choose to believe
Not the Natural History Museum: a trip to the Genesis Expo
Padraig Reidy misses a few links in Portsmouth Harbour