The organisation
- When and how did Sea of Faith start?
- Why is it called the Sea of Faith Network?
- Is the Sea of Faith a campaigning organisation?
- How do I join?
- Are there local groups?
- Does Sea of Faith have policies on national issues?
Beliefs
- What must you believe in order to join Sea of Faith?
- Do Sea of Faith members believe in a personal God?
- If you don’t believe in an objective God what does faith and salvation mean to you?
- Do Sea of Faith members believe in the supernatural?
- Do Sea of Faith members believe in life after death?
- What is the SoF attitude to ritual and worship?
- I understand that some SOF members are practising clergymen. How can they in good conscience conduct religious funeral ceremonies in which it is implied the deceased live on after death?
- Is the Sea of Faith a Christian organisation?
- Do any members belong to other religions?
Non-realism
- What is meant by non-realism?
- Isn’t “non-real” just another way of saying “unreal”
- Isn’t non-realist theism just atheism by a different name?
Books & Writers
- Who are the main Sea of Faith writers?
- Can you recommend a list of introductory books?
SoF, Church and Religion
- Do SOF members belong to mainstream churches?
- Why don’t you just leave the church if you don’t believe its doctrines?
- Why don’t you set up your own church?
- Some SOF people call themselves Religious Humanists. Isn’t that just a contradiction in terms? Aren’t you just straight atheists?
- Isn’t Sea of Faith just a modern version of Plato’s “Noble Lie”?
- Aren’t Sea of Faith members really humanists who know that religion is false but just haven’t quite grown out of it?
- Why do Sea of Faith members feel they still need the crutch of religion?