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  • 9 Jan 2013
    A broader perspective on the US atheist/believer controversy

    While over half of Americans claim to be Christian, the number of the unaffiliated has increased from 14 million in 1990 to 34 million in 2008. A new book explores the boundaries between belief and unbelief in a changing culture.

  • 14 Oct 2012
    Number of Americans not identified with any religion grows

    A report from the Pew Research Center in the US shows that the number of Americans who do not identify with any religion is growing at a rapid pace.

  • 23 Aug 2012
    Christians disagree over Dawkins book event invitation

    Conservative Scottish Christians are calling for a boycott of a talk by well-known atheist Richard Dawkins, scheduled for a book festival in late October.

  • 16 Aug 2012
    Religion persistent but non-belief grows, shows global poll

    Africa has topped the list of most devout regions of the world, with 89% calling themselves religious, according to the Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism.

  • 13 Aug 2012
    Experiencing a spirituality festival as a secular Humanist

    Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh (3-27 August 2012) is an Interfaith and intercultural event; there are Jewish, Islamic, Christian and Daoist events, for example, as well as artists from every contintent but Antarctica, reports Katie MacFadyen. But what is the relationship between 'interfaith' and 'no faith'? Where do Secular Humanists fall in this atmosphere of inclusivity?

  • 15 Feb 2012
    Professor Terry Eagleton: ‘Culture and the Death of God’

    As the place of religion in society once again hits the headlines in the UK, literary critic Professor Terry Eagleton, Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University, is giving the 2012 Firth Lectures on the theme ‘Culture and the Death of God’.

  • 13 Jun 2011
    Bonhoeffer offers clues to being church in ‘religionless’ eastern Germany

    A widespread “everyday atheism” requires a new understanding of what it means to be the church, according to Berlin theologian Dr Wolf Krötke.

  • 30 May 2011
    Book critiquing atheism wins Archbishop's prize

    Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has awarded the 2011 Michael Ramsey prize to Atheist Delusions, by David Bentley Hart.

  • 8 Apr 2011
    Is a 'secular bible' good enough?

    It is not the non-theistic philosophy that is dismaying in Grayling’s new 'secular bible', says Maggi dawn. It’s the sheer failure of imagination of someone who will dismiss the real Bible as mumbo jumbo, while putting their own uninspiring prose out there as an alternative.

  • 21 Dec 2010
    Why conscientious objector Michael Lyons deserves support

    It is all too easy for the state to become an idol, yet duty to humanity can sometimes outweigh obedience to the authorities, says Savi Hensman. The conscience case of atheist Michael Lyons is one that should cause Christians, among others, to think.