Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism

The Roads to Modernity: the British, French and American Enlightenments by Gertrude Himmelfarb

Stephen Howe asks why Gordon Brown is endorsing Neocon history

As Sex and the City totters on to the big screen, Sally Feldman celebrates the agony and the ecstasy of the stiletto

Sanal Edamuruku on the night a guru tried to kill him live on Indian TV

In today's health-scare climate, it takes Kingsley Amis to remind us of the joys of drunkenness, says Toby Saul

From Russia to India, France to Iran, come particular examples of a general rule – religion and politics are a toxic mix

Shirley Dent believes Rushdie is the ultimate humanist storyteller

Natalie Haynes endorses an attack on alternative medicine

The feminist icon was dedicated to freedom for all humanity, says Toril Moi

For two centuries one word has symbolised the battle against extremism, says Bill Cooke

France’s ban on headscarves was hailed as a victory for secularism. But, argues Joan W Scott, its political roots are more sinister