End Game: Lean on me
Laurie Taylor offers his shoulder to cry on
Ideas
Thinker: Carl Jung
Underlying Carl Jung's brand of radical metaphysics, claims Paul Bishop, is a deep vein of rationalism
The closing of the Christian mind
In the late fourth century political expediency led a ruthless Roman emperor to shut down debate within the Christian church. Charles Freeman explains
Taking liberties
True freedom requires not wealth but faith, says social theorist Stein Ringen
Acting up
He speaks approvingly of Lenin and Robespierre and packs lecture halls across the world. But is “stand-up philosopher” Slavoj Žižek serious? asks John Clark
Nihil Unbound by Ray Brassier
Daniel Miller gets to grips with nihilism
Diary
Forget about the stars, the Wise Men and the Baby Jesus. Christmas is all about family, says Carrie Quinlan
Thinkers: William Blake
William Blake was a confused failure but a great humanist, says Shirley Dent
Holy communion
New wave atheism is aggressively antagonistic to religion. But, argues Richard Norman, it’s more fruitful to find common ground
The Art of Listening by Les Back
Stuart Sim is impressed by Les Back's approach to sociology