Searching for secular Islam
Ziauddin Sardar proposes new ways to separate religion and politics in the Muslim world
Faith & Religion
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
Don’t touch the product
Pádraig Reidy falls under the spell of a preacher man
Driving out the demons
They brandish crosses, sprinkle holy water and have grown in number from 20 to 300 in ten years. Orlando Radice charts the renaissance of Italys exorcists
I’m A Cardinal; get me in there
Should we care who the next Pope is? For millions of Catholics in the developing world, it's a matter of life and death, says Orlando Radice
Understanding Jesuits
Ian Hargreaves on the chequered history of a special priesthood
‘Without anti-Semitism Sharon would be impossible’
Brian Winston on anti-semitism
‘There is an obduracy in anti-Semitism’
"It is a source of great comic consolation to Jews to recognise their paranoia and make light of it." Howard Jacobson on anti-Semitism
Pyrrhic victory
Editorial