Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations
Using Statistics
This webinar series – co-hosted by the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project and the International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism – brings together historians and social scientists to discuss key issues in the study of nonreligion. This webinar will focus on how historians and social scientists can use statistics and data in the study of nonreligion.
The panelists are: Callum Brown (University of Glasgow), Hugo Rabbia (National University of Córdoba), Todd Weir (University of Groningen), and Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo).
1pm ET
Meet the Author with Masoumeh (Sara) Rahmani and Peter Adds
In this webinar, Masoumeh (Sara) Rahmani and Peter Adds will discuss their recent article, “Māori atheism: a decolonising project?” Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online (2024).
7pm ET (Thursday, March 20) / 12pm NZT (Friday, March 21)
Scholars in the Square (Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria)
Lori Beaman and Douglas Ezzy, “How Nonreligion Changes End of Life Care”
Religion can no longer be assumed to be the only meaningful framework for understanding the end of life. In this talk we draw from the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project’s research to map changes in death and dying related to obituaries, understandings of the afterlife, and approaches to palliative care. We understand these changes to be linked to the increased number of people who identify as nonreligious.
8pm ET / 5pm PT
End of Life Care and Nonreligion Workshop, March 13-14
Co-hosted by the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, and the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project
End of life care has been shaped by Christianity and the perceived needs of Christians. But as societies become more nonreligious and more religiously diverse, how is end of life care changing? How does end of life care reflect religious social change, and what might (non)religiously diverse and inclusive end of life care look like? What are the legal issues surrounding end of life care and nonreligion? Are there realities of health care that should be taken into account when considering these issues? Is there information about nonreligion that would be helpful to end of life care providers? This workshop brings together scholars from different disciplines to consider these questions in an innovative format.
Meet the Author with Anthony Pinn
In this webinar, Anthony Pinn will discuss his recent book, The Black Practice of Disbelief: An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers (Beacon Press, 2024).
12pm ET
Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations
Death and Dying
This webinar series – co-hosted by the Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project and the International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism – brings together historians and social scientists to discuss key issues in the study of nonreligion. This webinar will focus on the theme of death and dying.
The panelists are: Lori G. Beaman (University of Ottawa), Carolin Kosuch (University of Göttingen), Chris Miller (University of Toronto), and Jeffrey Tyssens (Free University of Brussels).
1pm ET
Meet the Author with Ryan Cragun and Jesse Smith
In this webinar, Ryan T. Cragun and Jesse M. Smith will discuss their new book, Goodbye Religion: The Causes and Consequences of Secularization (NYU Press, 2024).
12pm ET
Meet the Author with Abby Day
In this webinar, Abby Day will discuss her recent book, Why Baby Boomers Turned from Religion: Shaping Belief and Belonging, 1945-2021 (Oxford University Press, 2022).
12pm ET
Lifestances and Nonreligion Workshop
On August 9, the NCF co-hosted a workshop at the University of Montreal with the Explaining Atheism project. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, this workshop explored the terms scholars use to frame their research (lifestances, worldviews, existential cultures, etc.) through discussion as well as a Star Trek-themed roleplay.
The Features of Nordic Nonreligion: Individual Perceptions and Experiences, Rituals, Institutions, and the Law
The amount of people who do not identify with a religious tradition is growing across the world, including the Nordic countries.
In this symposium, scholars present some Nordic findings from an international study that considers the impact of nonreligion in the areas of the environment, the law, migration, health, and culture.
We have examined who the nonreligious are and which role nonreligion plays in the ways people interact with nature, in law, migration policies and refugee reception, burial rituals, and pop culture. Our focus is how the approaches and interests of the nonreligious challenge existing and taken-for-granted practices and cultures.
The symposium is open and will take place on June 6-7 in Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts Hus, University of Oslo. Welcome!