Course: Introducing Humanism: Non-religious Approaches to Life, with Sandi Toksvig

The education team Sandi Toksvig will be leading you through the course. However, you will also find contributions from academics, humanist campaigners, celebrants, pastoral carers, and members of the public, …

‘There is no humanist party line. What humanists today share in common, however, are a concern for humanity, a belief that moral values must be removed from the mantle of …

In this video Richard Norman explores some of the areas in which humanists might disagree, and reflects upon the value of diversity within the humanist worldview.

In this video Richard Norman addresses the question of whether we can define precisely what humanism is, or whether we are better trying to think about it in a different …

Below are some definitions of humanism found in several standard works of reference: An appeal to reason in contrast to revelation or religious authority as a means of finding out …

Thank you! We’d like to say thank you to everyone who contributed to the production of the course: Holly Austin, Alan Brine, Peter Cave, Andrew Copson, Luke Donnellan, AC Grayling, …

Where can I go to learn more? We have only been able to touch on some of the topics that a study of humanism invites us to, and, of those …

This week we have explored the question of whether it is possible to define humanism or to say specifically what humanists believe. We have learned about the history of the …

‘I was a humanist without knowing it for many years before I found the British Humanist Association – when I did, it was like finding a sort of home. Here …

Take a look at the video of different humanists answering the question, ‘When did you decide you were a humanist?’ Think about how an identification with the label ‘humanism’ might …

There is an alternative way of looking at the problem of whether one can be religious and a humanist, and that is to ask whether humanism is itself a religion. …

The short answer to the question above is that it depends upon what you mean by ‘religion’ and ‘humanism’. Many modern definitions of humanism would appear to preclude one from …

We said at the beginning of the course that to learn about humanism it is often better to look at its content, at the beliefs and values shared by humanists …

Not all those who describe themselves as non-religious could be described as humanist. However, as societies become more secular, humanist groups increasingly take root. The largest humanist group in the …

Humanists UK’s Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Richy Thompson, describes the significant changes we have seen in religious affiliation in the UK over the past thirty to forty years. …