Stephen Asma, an agnostic, argues powerfully that religion is natural and beneficial. Is it such a leap to believe that it is grounded in truth?

Two new books trace the role of religion in shaping today's secular liberal values, writes Averil Cameron, but is the lineage justified?

Even after my faith has faded, the markings of Ashura are still etched on my mind

A selfless act of charity, or distraction from the rational world? Two contributors make their cases

How to read ancient texts

When it comes to reading religious texts, intellectual curiosity and reasoning can only take us so far. We must approach them with a mind open to complexity, beauty and troubling honesty

More than a trillion dollars are looted each year from poor countries, then stashed in rich ones—and Britain is at the heart of it. So how did an ancient office of the Archbishop of Canterbury end up on the frontline…

The Archbishop of Canterbury offers his lesson for 2019

Nowadays, 5th November is about eating marshmallows and hot chestnuts. And yet a certain anti-Catholic prejudice lingers in Britain

Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah joins the Prospect team to discuss his new book

In Prospect's new podcast Sameer Rahim talks to philosopher John Gray about the varieties of atheism on offer in the modern world

Tyndale’s radical take on the structure of Christianity prodded into life a debate on democracy that changed our nation forever