Backlash
A simple suggestion that MPs leave their religious views outside Parliament turned me into a hate figure for Labour Party Catholics, says Mary Honeyball
Science & Technology
Magical mystery tour
Natalie Haynes goes in search of spiritual enlightenment
The value of doubt
From the archive: Historian Lisa Jardine (1944-2015) on the myth of scientific genius.
Editorial: Backwards and forwards
With the decline of the old-style Christian Right, are US evangelicals growing up?
The Sun and Moon Corrupted by Philip Ball
Philip Womack enjoys a popular scientist's debut novel
ID: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield
Bill Thompson has mixed feelings about Susan Greenfield
The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley
Helene Joffe prepares for the worst
Western front
While secularists sleep well-funded creationists are on the march in Europe says Peter C Kjærgaard
Crater of doom?
In science, as in life, some stories are too good to be true, says Ted Nield
Darwin’s treasure trove
As the great man’s private papers are made available for free online, project director John van Wyhe tells Paul Sims what’s in store for Darwin aficionados