Richard van Oort (Victoria): Doubt, Compromise, and Doublethink: Transcendence in a Secular Age. From Cross Currents, an article on why the New Atheism is (partially) good for true spirituality and religion. A review of The End of Secularism by Hunter Baker. From TLS, a review of The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate by Andrew Parker. An interview with John Coats, author of Original Sinners: A New Interpretation of Genesis. Often sadistic, scatological and pornographic, the Bible is no innocent bedtime story. From Fortean Times, an article on tracing the Eucharist's source: Christian rite or pagan festival? A review of The Will to Imagine: A Justification of Skeptical Religion by J. L. Schellenberg. A postsecular world society: Eduardo Mendieta interviews Jurgen Habermas. Maud Newton on Doubt: Skepticism is as old as faith, and its manifestations are complex and varied. What business does God have hiding? Ophelia Benson wants to know. Is there anything left of the concept of blasphemy? A look at why it's so tricky for atheists to debate with believers. Julian Baggini meets Daniel Dennett, the least apocalyptic of the four horsemen. Sam Harris didn't realize Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens were idiots. Voicing our disbelief: Russell Blackford stands up for the new atheism and reviews Robert Wright’s The Evolution of God. More on The Faith Instinct by Nicholas Wade. From TPM, God and the brain: Mat Iredale on the natural basis of supernatural thinking; and what is religious education for? A US company, run by atheists, is offering to take care of your pets during the second coming — but are they serious?
