Researching the views and experiences of young people aged between 16 and 25 years old in the UK who see themselves as atheists, humanists and/or secularists.
*THIS PROJECT CONCLUDED APRIL 2012*
Dr Rebecca Catto (Principal Investigator) and Dr Janet Eccles (Research Associate) have been gathering the views of young people aged between 16 and 25 years old in the UK who hold atheist, humanist and secularist views and/or engage with atheist, humanist or secularist organisations, such as the British Humanist Association and National Secular Society. The pr
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First article from the project just published: Catto, Rebecca and Janet Eccles (2013). (Dis)Believing and Belonging: Investigating the Narrative of Young British Atheists. Temenos 49(1): 38-63.
25/02/2013
Reflections on Atheist Identities: Spaces and Social Contexts Events reports are collated by the NSRN, with the majority of reports also commissioned and published by the NSRN (stated below). NSRN publications are reviewed by two readers before publication to...
Pleased to say that the first article from this project is to be published later this year- watch this space.
08/02/2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21319945
What happens at an atheist church? An "atheist church" in North London is proving a big hit with non-believers. Are we witnessing the birth of a new religion?
08/02/2013
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0036880
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12/12/2012
England and Wales residents up 7% The number of people living in England and Wales has risen 7% to is 56.1 million, according to the 2011 census.
21/07/2012
Copy arrived yesterday & interested to see Iain Dale is managing director of the publishers.
13/06/2012
The report and podcasts from our workshop in London on 20 April with Andrew Copson, Julian Baggini, young atheists and others now available: http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk/events/programme_events/show/non_religious_identities_in_policy_and_practice
Religion & Society Event Programme Events There has been growth in scholarly and popular interest in atheism, humanism and secularism in the UK in recent years, but conferences and seminars have tended to focus upon how to study ‘non-religion’ or debates with religion.
We hope these brief findings have been of interest. Please get in touch with any feedback & look out for more info here.
'I don't do anything because I'm an atheist.' Atheism involves positive as well negative beliefs, but what do you do about it?
However, negative encounters with particular religious individuals - be they members of the extended family or the Christian Union on campus - formed part of interviewees' stories about their atheism. People disapproved of religion being 'rammed down their throats', with evangelical Christians coming in for particular criticism.