Q&A: Harry Kroto
Nobel-prize winning chemist Harry Kroto talks Buckyballs and belief
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Antichrist
Likeable anarchist, modest Übermensch, atheist preacher – Jonathan Rée is delighted by the paradoxical philosopher
Heathen’s greetings
They thought it was a joke when Robin Ince said he was going to mix atheism, comedy and Christmas. But, reports Stephanie Merritt, he’s having the last laugh
Calm down, old boy: Laurie Taylor interviews Simon Heffer
Telegraph thunderer Simon Heffer reveals to Laurie Taylor what it’s like being right
Who won the Pope wars?
Catholics, secularists, protestors, pilgrims and provocateurs all claimed victory after the Pontiff’s recent visit. Paul Sims assesses the final score
Against humanism
Of course we should love, honour and cherish our species, says Mary Midgley. But should we have to worship it too?
Don’t fall into the faith school trap
Responding to Francis Beckett's proposal for a humanist school, Rabbi Jonathan Romain of the Accord Coalition warns of the risks of endorsing religious segregation in education
Is it time for atheist schools?
Francis Beckett outlines his proposal for Britain's first avowedly humanist state school
Editorial: Rationality rules
We should put our trust in reason, especially when it challenges our preconceptions
Friends like these
Attacks on New Atheism, especially from fellow atheists, are ill-advised, counter productive and play into the hands of the religion apologists, argues Ophelia Benson