Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK, on whether humanists can speak of spirituality. A talk given at the 2021 Non-Theist Friends’ conference.
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The No-Funeral Funeral?
Frank Walker on the rise of ‘direct cremation’ and what is lost when there is no funeral.
Revisiting: The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
Carol Palfrey revisits The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James I was introduced to The Varieties of Religious Experience at my very first SOF Conference. Richard Hall, a long-standing member, took me under his wing and, during our conversations over the...
‘Well, that’s Human Nature!’
David Rhodes disputes the way this mantra is used today. This article is inspired by another thing that is often said at humanist group meetings – and something that bothers me! 'That's human nature' is used as a reason for things being bad, or at least not as good as...
As I Please: John Pearson reflects on Age
John Pearson reflects on Age. Perhaps ‘old’ is, in absolute terms – years – 70 or 80? But how old are you, relatively? For you, does 70 feel like the new 60, 80 like the new 70, and so on? Or are you feeling ‘old age’, or worse?...