Author: Miles Howarth

Miles and Jane Howarth ask what follows once religion is accepted as a human creation, and propose a DIY secular religion built on inspiring stories, small circles of mutual support and self-made rites of passage.

Miles Howarth explains the new Sea of Faith Development Trust, recognised as an educational charity, describes its objects and grant-making plans, and launches an appeal for £8,000 a year.

Miles Howarth reports from the International Association for Religious Freedom’s world conference in Vancouver, reflecting on interfaith encounter, the absence of a realist God and what SoF might learn and contribute.

Miles Howarth sets out priorities for the Network: support for members, not giving up on religion, faith in people, religious imagery and practice, and growth through a development worker, drawing on Cupitt’s After God.

A report on four conference workshops adapting Richard Gilbert’s ‘Building Your Own Theology’ programme. They covered human nature, the Ultimate, religious experience and ethics, and the authors suggest using the approach for further Network activity.