Editor's choice
With religious fervour
The New Atheists thought they stood for truth and reason – but did they help usher in an age of conspiracist thinking and prejudice?
Latest from Culture
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Book review: Manchester Happened
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's collection of short stories delves into the lives of Ugandans in England.
Latest from Education & Children
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Book review: Decolonising the University
An impressive array of people from academia and activism are challenging the colonial legacy in higher education.
Latest from Faith & Religion
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A 21st-century schism
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has provoked a split in the Russian Orthodox church, with up to 30 million followers at stake.
Latest from Human Rights & Ethics
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How secular feminists are caught in the middle
Have religious fundamentalists and western Islamophobes alike eroded vital breathing space for secular feminists in Pakistan?
Latest from Ideas
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In a word: cult
Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses
Latest from Mind, Body & Life
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Climate crisis: my part in its downfall
Laurie Taylor wonders if he has left his radical past behind.
Latest from Politics & Conflict
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How do you keep yourself safe when the state can't do the job?
With Boko Haram’s brutality on one side, and military repression on the other, inhabitants of northern Nigeria took drastic steps.
Latest from Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
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Book review: Words in Pain
This centenary edition of letters by Olga Jacoby offer an insight into the views of a generation of humanist women.
Latest from Science & Technology
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Photographing black holes, discovering new antibiotics and the impact of air pollution
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.