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SUMMARY:Why were British humanists so confident in the 1960s?
DESCRIPTION:Meetup: Why were British humanists so confident in the 1960s?\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nWe’re extremely excited to have Professor Callum Brown present to our first online Humanists in Berkshire* session. Callum is one of the authors of the recently published book\, The Humanist Movement in Modern Britain\, and a leading historian of secularisation and humanism in Britain. He will be discussing one of themes from the book: Why were British humanists so confident in the 1960s? \nThe sixties were witness to a burst of humanist enthusiasm\, vigour\, and success. However\, this was quickly lost in the early 1970s\, as the movement entered a decline that lasted almost 30 years. This talk looks at what makes for success for the movement\, and what makes for catastrophe. It brings the story into the 21st century when the growth and diversity have been unprecedented and looks to lessons for the local humanist group as well as a national movement. \nCallum Brown has been a professor of history at three universities\, currently at the University of Glasgow\, and the author of 12 research monographs\, most on secularisation but also on how people come to humanism\, the history of the humanist movement\, and what the demographics of people without religion look like. His publications and interests are listed in detail at University of Glasgow – Professor Callum Brown. He is currently writing a book on the lead role of humanists in the ethical transition of Britain from conservatism to liberalism between 1930 and 1980. \n* Humanists in Berkshire is a joint activity of Reading Humanists and Windsor Humanists to address a wide audience across Berkshire \n\n\n\n\n \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nReading Humanists Meetup Events \n		\n			No Events are found.
URL:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/event/why-were-british-humanists-so-confident-in-the-1960s/
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SUMMARY:Think for yourself: Freethought from the Greeks to today
DESCRIPTION:Meetup: Think for yourself: Freethought from the Greeks to today\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nHow important is it to think for yourself? \nSocrates was executed in 399 BC because he questioned Athenian views about the gods and morality. The history of daring to criticise mainstream opinion\, especially in matters of religion\, is a defining feature of the intellectual development of the West. Through historical and contemporary examples including Socrates\, Shelley\, Charles Bradlaugh and Salman Rushdie\, Emma Park will consider the importance of thinking for yourself\, of learned uncertainty and liberating doubt\, to the flourishing of the individual and wider society – and the place of the Freethinker in all this. \nEmma Park is the editor of The Freethinker\, the online magazine of freethought\, open enquiry and irreverence. Founded in 1881\, it has a long history of challenging religious privilege. Emma became editor in 2022 and has relaunched the magazine as “culturally liberal\, politically unaligned\, and sceptical of all forms of ideological tyranny”. \nFor those unable to make the event in person\, it will also be available via zoom:Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81773180925?pwd=cWt2ZHdNYVpla0I4bG5kYmhmZTlrZz09Meeting ID: 817 7318 0925Passcode: 140049 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nReading Humanists Meetup Events \n		\n			No Events are found.
URL:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/event/think-for-yourself-freethought-from-the-greeks-to-today/
LOCATION:Reading Friends Meeting House\, 2 Church Street\, Reading\, RG1 2SB\, United Kingdom
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