Book review: The Communist Manifesto
Francis Beckett savours a new edition of a classic
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
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…
The death of American secularism
Who is America's leading secularist? Thats right, there isn't one. And if someone effective doesn't start speaking up for the seperation of church and state soon, it could be lost…
Never ending story
Helen Bamber has been listening to the victims of torture, cruelty and genocide for more than 60 years, but she retains her faith in humanity. Caspar Melville meets her
No more lies
In his powerful new book, The Young Atheist’s Handbook, Alom Shaha challenges young Muslims to be honest if they don’t believe, and calls on organised atheism to broaden its appeal…
Phony war
A motley minority of moralists have launched an assault on British secularism. Bad move, says Paul Sims
Bunnies, chicks and brutal torture
Humanist parent Myra Zepf confronts the perils of the Easter festivities
An atheist at Alcoholics Anonymous
Spirituality is central to the Twelve Step programme. But when Frank B reached rock bottom, he discovered that even the godless can be saved
No fire, no brimstone: An interview with Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton thinks atheists should take the best ideas from religion, and leave the bad stuff behind. Caspar Melville goes in search of enlightenment
Bad Faith Award 2011: it’s Dorries by a landslide
New Humanist readers vote overwhelmingly for the Conservative MP Nadine Dorries as 2011's leading enemy of reason