Shadow pope
What do the Pope and the secular philosopher Jürgen Habermas have in common, asks Jonathan Rée
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Battle of the Babies
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann
Man & other beasts
Humanism is under attack in the academy for its assumption of man’s superiority over animals. John Appleby visits the intellectual borderland between humans and animals
Diary: Taking the reins
Running the BHA is daunting but very exciting, says Andrew Copson
Logicomix: An Epic Search for the Truth by Apostolous Doxiadis & Christos Papadimitriou
Marcus Chown enjoys a graphic maths lesson
Testament by Jean Meslier
Colin Brewer admires the last testament of an atheist priest
Going gentle
A series of new care centres shows modern architecture rediscovering its humanity. Ken Worpole takes the tour
Consider me indifferent
National Secular Society president Terry Sanderson reveals his true feelings about religion
Who needs God?
Why is religion on the rise in so many different countries? Tom Rees finds the missing link
Head to head
When we heard that Tzvetan Todorov, author of In Defence of the Enlightenment, was coming to London we couldn’t resist getting him together with our very own contemporary philosophe, AC…