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Faith no more

By Andrew Zak Williams - 25 July

Earlier this year, Andrew Zak Williams asked public figures why they believe in God. Now it’s the turn of the atheists – from A C Grayling to P Z Myers – to explain why they don’t.

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“The Invisible Big Kahuna”

By Andrew Zak Williams - 23 July

Andrew Zak Williams discusses this week’s New Statesman article in which prominent atheists told him their reasons for non-belief.

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Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins

By David Allen Green - 06 July

The rationalist champion compares propositioning a woman with chewing gum.

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If you’re searching for the big society, here’s where you may find it

By Jonathan Sacks - 30 June

The tenor of relationships within a religious community makes it the best tutorial in citizenship and good neighbourliness.

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Snoring in church, crashing into coffins and gambling in a dog collar

By Lucy Winkett - 23 June

The rector of St James’s Piccadilly on the weird and wonderful life of a church in the heart of London.

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Is playing poker a sin?

By Victoria Coren - 23 June

Victoria Coren takes a gamble on the idea that God has bigger fish to fry.

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The chosen ones — a brief history of Islam

By Lesley Hazleton - 23 June

The discord between Sunnis and Shias dates back to the years immediately after the Prophet Muhammad’s death — and the struggle to succeed him.

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The long war between Sunni and Shia

By Olivier Roy - 23 June

East of the River Jordan, the defining geopolitical and religious schism in the Middle East pits Saudi Arabia against Iran.

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Editor’s Note — after Rowan Williams

By Jason Cowley - 23 June

Jason Cowley on the fallout from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s guest edit of the New Statesman, including Cameroonian caution, conspiring Catholics and conspiracies of Cleggists.