Life laid waste
The exiled Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski died in Oxford in July, at the age of 81. Jonathan Rée examines the legacy of a disillusioned socialist humanist
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Editorial: Inside denial
Is our timidity emboldening the creationists?
The art of certainty
We need to teach children faith first before they can learn to doubt, says Roger Scruton, in his response to Danny Postel
The art of uncertainty
Last issue’s article about how to raise children as humanists received hundreds of responses. Here its author, Danny Postel, chooses his favourites
Hatchet job
Bill Cooke responds to R Joseph Hoffmann on the legacy of Paul Kurtz
Prometheus bound
Paul Kurtz, champion of American secular humanism, has died. Here, in a piece from 2009, former colleague (and ex-friend) R Joseph Hoffman discusses his career and how it all went…
Good books?
What can humanist parents use in the battle against religious indoctrination? Danny Postel investigates
Tragic hero: Laurie Taylor interviews Terry Eagleton
Laurie Taylor meets the Marxist critic gunning for the New Atheists
Probably? Not!
Atheists shouldn’t be afraid to be certain, says Michael Neumann
Gothic revival
Outsider, troublemaker, genteel bum – Nick Mamatas celebrates the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the perverse