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Joanna Malone @joannamalone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My upcoming monograph with Bloomsbury is available to pre-order! For anyone interested in religion, non-religion, belief, and later life. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lived-exp...

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Lived Experiences of Non-Believing Older Adults

This book investigates the lived experiences of non-believing older adults, showing how their views and identities are deeply bound up in social relationships a…

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Register now for the 2026 NSRN Annual Lecture featuring Dena M. Abbott Nonreligious Health in a Christian-Normative Nation: Intersectionality, Power, and the Case for Culturally-Responsive Psychotherapy Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @thensrn.bsky.social

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

For our next webinar we’ll be hosting @rsoneira.bsky.social who will share insights from new book ‘Relational Atheism: Studying Unbelief in Ancient Greece’ on Wed 7 October. Save the date! atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/seminars/

Blue event poster for ISHASH Webinar: Dr Ramón Soneira-Martínez, 7 October 2026, 10.00 PT, 13.00 ET, 18.00 BST, 19.00 CET. Relational Atheism: Studying Unbelief in Ancient Greece. Email ishashmail@gmail.com to register

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My popular science overview (in Polish) of cultural anthropologist Dr. Lena Richter's research on nonreligiosity in Morocco -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIs...

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Niereligijność w krajach muzułmańskich / cz. I (Maroko)

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Chris Miller @cmillerphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New from me, with Lori Beaman and Douglas Ezzy. Based on our research with @nonreligioncf.bsky.social on end of life care

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Of the forthcoming publications, I'm particularly looking forward to this ethnography: Matthew Engelke, An Honest Death: Life's End and Humanist Funerals -> press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/...

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An Honest Death

A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at non-religious funerals in contemporary London

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The latest volume in the Global Secularity. A Sourcebook series, Volume 5: Africa, is available open access -> www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Feryl Badiani @ferylbadiani.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

New paper out! 🎉 “Godlessness in the Land of Gods: Unravelling Atheism in a Hindu Context” We interviewed 75 Hindus across caste groups and two linguistic communities in India and found that atheism is far from uniform. 🔗: secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.... @aiyanakoka.bsky.social

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Godlessness in the Land of Gods: Unravelling Atheism in a Hindu Context | Secularism and Nonreligion

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Elis @eliscl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Out now in @jssreligion.bsky.social: Using Swedish full-population data, I show that exposure to religious pluralism through social ties is associated with a lower likelihood that parents baptize their child in the Church of Sweden 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Religious Pluralism and Social Networks: How Exposure to Religious Pluralism Through Social Ties Influences Baptism Decisions

A longstanding debate in the sociology of religion has focused on how religious pluralism affects religious participation. Existing research shows mixed findings, often relying on macro-level measure...

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Register now for our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, "Wishful Thinking? Is There a Religious Revival?," happening on Zoom on May 27 from 12:30pm-2pm ET. Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I have a new article out in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion about “History, Atheism, and Race.” It's not open access but if you would like a PDF, let me know...

History, Atheism, and Race
Nathan G Alexander

At first glance, there is little connection between atheism and race. Examining the demographics of atheists, however, it can be seen that, historically, most atheists have been white. While in recent years, the demographics of atheists have shifted to more closely match the population as a whole, this observation nonetheless remains true. This does not mean there have not been nonwhite atheists. In fact, there is a long history of Black atheism, which is somewhat unique from white atheism, given that it was forged in the history of resistance to slavery and racial oppression. Paying attention to the racial identities of atheists can help the varieties of atheism to be seen more clearly. There is no “orthodox” atheist authority, but atheism does intersect with racial thought when it comes to questions of science and politics. Racial classifications emerged as part of an Enlightenment science that sought to break away from Christian views of humans as distinct from nature, but these racial classifications existed uneasily alongside proclamations of the natural equality of all humans. A related debate over monogenesis and polygenesis—that is, did human races come from one origin or many?—directly concerned the truth of Christianity, yet atheists found themselves on both sides of this question for different reasons. The theories of Charles Darwin seemed to show that all humans, and indeed all species, came from a single origin, yet different readings of Darwin persisted, with some justifying racial equality and others challenging it. In the political realm, particularly concerning questions of the legitimacy of imperialism, atheists were likewise divided. Some believed in the possibility of secular progress and the necessity of imperialism, while others advocated for the rights of colonized people. When considering the intellectual content of atheism, then, a number of complex connections with racial thought can be seen.

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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Missed our talk yesterday "The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization"? Watch the recording of the event for free anytime on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/bZl486gax4A

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The Secular Sacred Canopy: A Paradigm Revision in the Study of Secularization

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Our Associate Director Barathy M.G. will be giving what’s sure to be a fascinating talk about global networks of freethought. Full details of the free webinar linked below.

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Teemu Taira @teemutaira.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

There's still plenty of time to submit to the special issue I'm co-editing. JRFM 2027, 13/1 (May 2027); Deadline submissions: 1 May 2026: "To Believe or Not to Believe": Atheism and Nonreligion in Media and Popular Culture. Scroll down the link for more information jrfm.eu/index.php/oj...

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Calls for Papers | Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM)

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Missed the recent Unearthing Lifestances book launch?? The recording is now available to watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Ydj57K317eg

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Book Launch: Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion

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Secularism & Nonreligion @s-n-journal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🔟 "Spare the God, Spoil the Child?" (2024) by D. Speed, K. Nason and A. Sturdy-White Do atheists & religious parents have radically different values? This study shows that both groups overwhelmingly agree on valuing intellectual autonomy and helping others. 🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.5334/snr....

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Anton Jansson @antnlj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Most international academic networks and cooperations are about research, not teaching. Therefore I am very happy that our network now has published a page with teaching resources. Examples from many different contexts.

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Our Recent Books webpage is updated with two fresh titles from February 2026: - Rethinking Atheism in the Early Modern World - P McGhee (ed.) - What God Kept for Himself: Atheism, Sodomy, and Radical Dissent in Renaissance Italy - U Grassi atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/books/

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Recent Books

Rethinking Atheism in the Early Modern World – Patrick Seamus McGhee (ed.). February 2026, Palgrave MacMillan. What God Kept for Himself: Atheism, Sodomy, and Radical Dissent in Renaissance I…

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A new (Polish) article using the vocabulary of nonreligion studies - my reading plans for today have just become clear -> journal.ptr.edu.pl/index.php/pt...

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Widok Niereligijność jako forma adaptacji i oporu wobec religii instytucjonalnej. Studium socjologiczne na przykładzie Pomorza

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Secularism & Nonreligion @s-n-journal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🔴NEW PUBLICATION🔴 "Becoming Non-Religious: Exploring the Emotional Experiences of Apostasy and Refugee Status Determination" by Lucy Elizabeth Potter. Read the Open Access paper here: 🔗 secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.... #NonReligion #RefugeeStudies #HumanRights #Sociology #AcademicSky

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Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) @sssreligion.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Findings from new study by Cragun, Rodriguez, Smith & Speed (2026) "suggest that the nonreligious are not inherently less likely to give than the religious, and that secularization in the United States has not led to a decline in charitable giving." secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10....

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

What can community gardens tell us about nonreligion? How have debates over same-sex marriage revealed the boundaries between religion and nonreligion? Has there been a religious revival in the UK? Find out about all this and more in this edition of the NCF's newsletter: mailchi.mp/nonreligionp...

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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We’re looking forward to hosting a webinar with Anna Strhan on her new co-authored book "Growing Up Godless: Non-Religious Childhoods in Contemporary England," 2:30pm-3:30pm EST on March 4th. To attend the free virtual event, please register here: uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The NCF invites you to an upcoming virtual book launch for the newest book from our team, Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (De Gruyter, 2026). Date: February 24, 2026 Time: 4:00 pm ET Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Kirsten Lesage @kirstenlesage.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

NEW @pewresearch.org report I led with my team on religion in Latin America! The study focuses on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, a group of countries that together make up roughly 75% of the region’s population. pewrsr.ch/3NofOy9 A few key takeaways in the:thread:below: 1/

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Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade

Growing numbers of Latin Americans are religiously unaffiliated, but belief in God remains high across the region.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Is the world becoming more religious? Is a Christian revival underway in the UK? I'll discuss these questions in London next week: Wed. at @ucl.ac.uk www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2... Thur. at @brunelpsy.bsky.social students.brunel.ac.uk/whats-on/sha... & Thur. at Kings www.linkedin.com/pulse/really...

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Is the world becoming more religious or less religious?

Join this event to hear Conrad Hackett explore the conflicting narratives about religion in the UK and around the world.

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain by Callum Brown: a brilliant piece of social and intellectual history which re-writes the 1960s in particular and means you'll never look at the twentieth century in the same way again. Can't recommend highly enough. Genuinely transformative.

Cover of Callum G. Brown’s
NINETY
HUMANISTS
AND THE ETHICAL TRANSITION OF BRITAIN
The Open Conspiracy
1930-80

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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Missed Kevin Flatt's launch of his new book "Secularization, Social Order, and World History: Toward a Global Perspective" at the IRCSF last week? Here's the recording of the event, for free viewing anytime: youtu.be/jfDP0x9HXjA

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Kevin Flatt's IRCSF Book Launch

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Institute for Religion, Culture and Societal Futures @ircsf.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Still time to register for this free online event on Friday!

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Are there individuals who hold no supernatural beliefs yet still believe in a soul? Find out the answer (and more) in the latest article from the NCF team. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New Publication alert

"Appropriating the ‘Soul’: Evolving Understandings in Canada and the United States”

Canadian Review of Sociology (2025)

Dana Gaudette
NCF Student Researcher
University of Tampa

Ryan Cragun
NCF Co-Investigator
University of Tampa

Lori Beaman
NCF Principal Investigator
University of Ottawa

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I wrote a book about the many ways emotion is necessary for science, secularism, and atheism

The cover of *Wild Experiment: Feeling Science and Secularism after Darwin.* The image is Barbara Takenaga's "Atmospheres."

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

We're excited to announce the publication of Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy), the first in our open-access book series with De Gruyter. Read here for free: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

A cover of the book, Unearthing Lifestances, and a description that says:

Drawing on interviews from community gardeners in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, Norway, Northern Ireland, and the United States, this book explores themes of community-building, ritual, ethics, and relationships with humans, non-humans, and the natural world, arguing for their conceptualization as ‘lifestances’

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Happening this Wednesday! Register for the latest webinar in our series, Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations, a collaboration with @ishash.bsky.social. This webinar will focus on science and nonreligion. Oct 29, 1pm ET Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations

Science and Nonreligion

Renny Thomas (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal), Stephen Weldon (University of Oklahoma), Bernard Lightman (York University, Toronto), and Lauren Strumos (University of Alberta).

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Register now for the latest webinar in our series, Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations, a collaboration with @ishash.bsky.social. This webinar will focus on the relationship between science and the natural world. Oct 29, 1pm ET Register uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Another edition of the Days of Secularity has just ended in Krakow. This relatively small-scale event intended for Polish secularists has been organized annually since 2011 www.facebook.com/events/polsk... #ethnography #nonreligion #secularism #secular #atheism

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 29/09/2025

Discover India's rich humanist traditions - from ancient Charvaka philosophy to modern secular ideals. Join our expert panel exploring how India's diverse #HumanistHeritage helped to shaped the world on 16 October, online. humanists.uk/events/explo...

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Beyond Belief | Exploring India's Humanist Heritage

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Anna Strhan @annastrhan.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

'Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you' - Ford Madox Ford Marshal Zeringue asked us to put Growing Up Godless to the Page 99 test @princetonupress.bsky.social page99test.blogspot.com/2025/08/anna...

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Anna Strhan and Rachael Shillitoe's "Growing Up Godless"

Anna Strhan is reader in sociology at the University of York. She is the author of The Figure of the Child in Contemporary Evangelicalism ...

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Very happy to have my copy of Ting Guo's new book in hand! I reviewed it for the Journal of the @aarweb.bsky.social a few months back (link below) and it's an amazing piece of scholarship, brilliantly connecting affect theory, secularism/religious studies, and Sinophone studies. Beautiful cover too!

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Nathan Alexander @nathgalexander.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Happening tomorrow!! 👀

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Jacek Michał Skrzypek @jacekms.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The commemoration of the anniversary of Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński’s death – a small, annual celebration for Kraków's freethinkers and secularists. (04.07.2025) -> www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... #anthropology #ethnography #nonreligion #secularism #secular #atheism

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Register now for @nathgalexander.bsky.social's upcoming webinar with The Freethinker, "Atheism and Vegetarianism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Match Made in Heaven?" on July 8 at 2pm ET. More details here: freethinker.co.uk/2025/05/free... @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social

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Secularism & Nonreligion @s-n-journal.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🌟New Article🌟 “Altruistic Atheists” by Phil Zuckerman & Sophie Myers What motivates altruistic behavior among people who don't believe in God, were raised in nonreligious families, and live in largely secular societies? 🔗 Read the answer here: doi.org/10.5334/snr.... #Altruism #Nonreligion

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Find out what we've been up to this past year in our annual report for 2024-25! nonreligionproject.ca/wp-content/u...

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The Freethinker @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Announcing the fourth Freethought History Webinar, 'Atheism and Vegetarianism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Match Made in Heaven?' With Nathan Alexander. Happening 8 July. More details below! @nathgalexander.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/05/free...

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Freethought History Webinar #4: Atheism and Vegetarianism in the 19th and 20th Centuries: A Match Made in Heaven? With Nathan Alexander (8 July 2025) - The Freethinker

An invitation to the fourth in our Freethought History Webinar series.

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