Blood on their cassocks
Linda Melvern reveals the role of the Catholic Church in the Rwandan genocide
Faith & Religion
Sailing to Byzantium
Anti-Enlightenment dogma is creeping into public life in Orthodox eastern Europe, says Christopher Lord
Shock and awe
Is the idea of 'the sacred' available to atheists? Richard Norman navigates the widely differing views at a recent humanist conference
Heavenly bodies
Laurie Taylor finds himself at a feast that's impossible to swallow
One hellhole under God
Christopher Lord explains why American conservatives suddenly care about Sudan
Turbulent priests
Lionel Fray Lewis reports from Spain on moves by the newly-elected socialist government to ex-communicate the Church
Secular spiritualities
David Boulton meets a rational primate
Searching for secular Islam
Ziauddin Sardar proposes new ways to separate religion and politics in the Muslim world
Love thine enemy
Not long ago, humanists could feel that theirs was the way of the future. But now, Dave Belden argues, we will need to relearn how to make common cause with…
Carolina dreaming
Fletcher Crossman assesses the chances of the Christian Exodus movement