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!
Meet the Author with Nadia Beider
In this webinar, Nadia Beider will discuss her recent article, “Religious residue: The impact of childhood religious socialization on the religiosity of nones in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden,” British Journal of Sociology (2022).
12pm ET
Countering hatred on the basis of religion or belief: The need for transformative responses from States and civil society
Professor Nazila Ghanea, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, will share key findings from her forthcoming mandate report to the Human Rights Council. This report addresses the advocacy of hatred on the basis of religion or belief observed around the world, and calls for greater efforts to counter hate speech; promote freedom of religion or belief; foster interfaith and intercultural dialogue; and protect religious and belief minorities while upholding all human rights.
1:30pm ET (in-person)
Registration Required
Meet the Author with David Speed and Penny Edgell
In this webinar, David Speed and Penny Edgell will discuss their recent article, “Eternally Damned, Yet Socially Conscious? The Volunteerism of Canadian Atheists,” Sociology of Religion (2023).
12pm ET
Meet the Author with Callum Brown, David Nash, and Charlie Lynch
NCF Student Workshop: Introduction to Quantitative Research, with Ryan Cragun
This workshop will address the logic behind quantitative approaches and the basis of survey research. This workshop is exclusively for members of the NCF student caucus. To register, contact Nathan Alexander (nalexand@uottawa.ca).
12pm ET