Identity crisis
Stressing racial differences leads to separatism, argues Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn
Ideas
Uncommon decency
We must reclaim the language of human rights, says Conor Gearty
Remarkable things
How should sociology respond to a globalised world? Les Back recommends a return to the link between individual stories and the bigger picture
Game theory
Peter Cave tries some thought experiments
United states?
Kalypso Nicolaïdis puts her faith in the idea of Europe
Defender of faiths: Laurie Taylor interviews Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker, the world's leading expert on religious cults, tells Laurie Taylor how it takes an agnostic to truly understand why people choose to believe
Slippery slope
Richard Norman assesses the arguments for the final choice
Very big ideas
Julian Baggini weighs up a hefty tome
Is God a hedgehog?
Martin Rowson has some terrible thoughts
Classic Intellectual
AC Grayling admires Umberto Eco's new opus