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Enemies of reason

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From Channel 4's Faith and Belief website

The Enlightenment
How the philosophers of the Age of Reason challenged the power of religion.

Religion returns ;– but who needs it?
How is it that, despite the Enlightenment and the spread of secular political systems across the world, affiliation to religion is growing?

Is atheism a meaningful alternative to religion?
Is a society without God a society without a moral code? Or do human beings create their own systems of ethics?

What is religion?
Is it God, ethics, community or a means of controlling free expression?

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