Gurus and gibberish
Francis Wheen on the snake-oils and quacks of our age
Faith & Religion
Hammer and Crescent
A potential electoral force is emerging from the antiwar movement. But why is a supposedly progressive grouping making room for religious conservatives, asks Amanda Day?
Angels in America
The latest batch of US television shows heading our way has a distinctly mystic tone, warns Rob Greene
Editorial: L’Etat, c’est quoi?
Jacques Chirac certainly picks his fights
The Bridge to Freedom?
Sam Washington and Phil Kemp spent months trying to find out more about the mysterious Church of Scientology. Their research won them a BBC File on 4 Investigative Journalism award.…
No Apologia
David Hall reviews Ibn Warraq's analysis of the Koran
Saving the World
Jeremy Stangroom on Nicholas Mosley's invention of God
Leggo Relijan: Laurie Taylor interviews Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson is one of only two living poets to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. Laurie Taylor talks to him about reggae and resistance.
Religion in every orifice
Tom Baldwin on Bush, Blair and the Bible
Maternal Neglect
Latha Menon on Aroup Chatterjee's Mother Teresa