The Catholic Church acts as a law unto itself
Child abuse is far from the only crime the Vatican has to admit. Just look at its record in Africa, says Richard Wilson
Human Rights & Ethics
Book Review: On Evil by Terry Eagleton
Beneath the diaphanous veil of ambiguity, the wit and the nuance-sense Terry Eagleton fails to get to the real heart of darkness, says AC Grayling
My pious past
Did you know Peter Tatchell used to be a Sunday School teacher?
Leap of faith
Ruth Turner, Chief Executive of Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation, makes the case for faith-based aid
Man & other beasts
Humanism is under attack in the academy for its assumption of man’s superiority over animals. John Appleby visits the intellectual borderland between humans and animals
Beyond nature
The human finger points the way to what makes us truly human, say Raymond Tallis
Going to the ladies
From the latrine to the loo, the pissoir to the powder room, Sally Feldman explores the sexual politics of toilets
Aura & out
Laurie Taylor balances his chakras
Dangerous liaisons
Will the new Policing and Crime Act protect prostitutes – or persecute them? Sally Feldman plunges into the underworld
Who needs God?
Why is religion on the rise in so many different countries? Tom Rees finds the missing link