Interfaith needs atheists
Dialogue events play a vital role in engaging children in debates about religion. It's time more atheists were involved, says Stephen Shashoua of the Three Faiths Forum
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
The cult of science
In his latest book the great iconoclast Bruno Latour turns his gaze on religious belief, and unbelief, and argues that there is less difference between science and religion than atheists…
Who wants to live for ever?
Thinking machines, eternal life, space colonisation, neon bunnies – no, not science fiction but soon-to-be-realised science fact, according to a new generation of futurologists. But who are they, and can…
Q&A: Iain Banks
The author of 26 literary and science fiction novels, Iain Banks is a bestseller across two genres. New Humanist interrupted his writing to probe his views on life and the…
Still reaching: New Humanist interviews John Amaechi
He’s played basketball at the highest level and was the first major league sportsman in America to come out as gay. Now he’s a psychologist, an OBE and an outspoken…
Hope against hope
One of the selling points of religion is that it offers hope in a heartless world. Does that mean those without religion are also without hope? Julian Baggini looks on…
Down with secularism!
We all think it's a good idea to keep religion away from politics, don't we? Richard Smyth begs to differ
Editorial: Pork, alcohol and sex
Leaving religion behind
Book review: The Communist Manifesto
Francis Beckett savours a new edition of a classic
The passion of the bishop
After years of struggle with his faith and dispair at the church's in-fighting and repressive attitude to sex, fomer bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway left religion behind. Caspar Melville hears…