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Happening this evening - there’s still time to sign up and join us for what promises to be a fascinating conversation!

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).

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...

Join us on Wednesday for another "Nonreligion Past and Present" webinar, this time on nonreligion and science. In cooperation with @nonreligioncf.bsky.social. As always we have great scholars in the panel. Do not forget to register to get the zoom link: 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).

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...

Looking forward hearing our newest associate director, Barathy MG, speaking at this webinar!

Join me next Tuesday to discuss a fascinating paper that reconstructs a group biography of twelve women whose commitment to freethought is evidenced through their wills. All are welcome to join this webinar on history of (non)religion, women's lives, and archives - details below!

Seminario Feliciano Montero de Historia Religiosa Contemporánea The feminization thesis under scrutiny: the case of the freethinking women of Ghent (late 19th - early 20th century). Speaker: Nyala Karla Nauwelaers, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Commentator: Clare Stainthorp, Royal College of Art & Queen Mary University of London Session: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 6:00 p.m. (Central European Time) Location: virtual seminar To participate, please contact: aehrc.asociacion@gmail.com Organized by: Spanish Association for Contemporary Religious History (AEHRC) in collaboration with the Secular Studies Association Brussels (SSAB) and the TheoFem project: Lay Women: International Experts and Theologians avant-la-lettre. Legacies and Entangled Histories (1945-1962), Grant No. 101108049. Information and coordination: natalia.nunezbargueno@kuleuven.be

On Tuesday 30 Sept I’ll be the respondent to Nyala Karla Nauwelaer’s paper ‘The feminization thesis under scrutiny: the case of the freethinking women of Ghent (late 19th - early 20th century)’. Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating conversation!
www.aehrc.es/sfm-nyala-ka...

YouTube video by Conway Hall The Freethinker Panel | Freethought History Festival 2024

This time last year I co-organised a public history festival on the secular freethought movement at @conwayhall.bsky.social. Great to see that the fascinating panel about the @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social (est. 1881 and still going today) is now online - check it out!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5KJ...

Green poster for Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations - Science and Nonreligion. Wednesday 29 October 2025, 10.00 PT, 13.00 ET, 17.00 GMT, and 18.00 CET. Speakers: 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). Logos of Nonreligion in a Complex Future, International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism, uOttowa, SSHRC CRSH.

We're delighted to be hosting another interdisciplinary conversation with @nonreligioncf.bsky.social! Join us on Wed 29 October for a discussion of the relationship between science and nonreligion, from the perspectives of historians and social scientists. Sign up: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Green poster for Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations - Science and Nonreligion. Wednesday 29 October 2025, 10.00 PT, 13.00 ET, 17.00 GMT, and 18.00 CET. Speakers: 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). Logos of Nonreligion in a Complex Future, International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism, uOttowa, SSHRC CRSH.

We're delighted to be hosting another interdisciplinary conversation with @nonreligioncf.bsky.social! Join us on Wed 29 October for a discussion of the relationship between science and nonreligion, from the perspectives of historians and social scientists. Sign up: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Atheismus an der Uni Göttingen: Gottlose Forschung Die Geschichte des atheistischen Denkens ist lang, aber wenig erforscht. Das will unter anderem das historische Seminar der Uni Göttingen ändern.

For German speakers (readers), there is an article about the project in taz, with some comments from Carolin Kosuch: taz.de/Atheismus-an...

We are proud to be a partner in the project European Entangled Atheisms, funded by the German Research Foundation and led by Carolin Kosuch, Göttingen. Next month, the group will meet to discuss the first steps in what will be a digital source edition on the history of atheism. tinyurl.com/38rzwrmk

Looking forward to participating in this event tomorrow. It's a great edited volume. Worth attending if you're interested and haven't read it yet.

Welcome all tomorrow to our (earlier postponed) book launch webinar for the volume ”The Non-Religious and the State”
(De Gruyter). Non-members: contact us for zoom link.

Deadline today!

Call for Papers: Biographies and the Secular

Tomorrow is the deadline for submitting an abstract for the conference Biographies and the Secular, held in Brussels 21-22 November. You can find the CfP on this link: ssab.research.vub.be/call-for-pap...
Hope to see you there!

New book! David C. Hoffman has written a long history of the American freethought movement. "American Freethought: The History of a Social Movement, 1794–1948" is out now from JHU Press. Read more here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Later today: webinar! Scientific atheism in the GDR. Contact us if you want the link (members: check your inboxes).

Purple poster with multicoloured book cover as image. Advertises ISHASH webinar on 7 May 2025 - 10.00 PT, 13.00 ET, 18.00 BST, 19.00 CET. EVA PATZELT SCIENTIFIC ATHEISM IN EAST GERMANY (1963-1990): HOW TO TURN A HARE INTO A LION. To sign up for the webinar and get the zoom link: e-mail ishashmail@gmail.com

On Wednesday we’ll be joined by Eva Pazelt, who will present and discuss her new book Scientific Atheism in East Germany (1963-1990): How to Turn a Hare into a Lion. All welcome! atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/seminars/

Call for Papers: 'Common Sense at 250: Legacies of Democracy from Paine to today' Conference at Sussex University and Lewes, January 9-10 2026: theitps.org/common-sense...
Co-organised with the @theitps.bsky.social and Thomas Paine: Legacy
Keynotes @gclaeyshistory.bsky.social and Danielle Allen

YouTube video by Nonreligion in a Complex Future Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations: Using Statistics

Our latest webinar (co-hosted by @ishash.bsky.social) is now available on YouTube. This webinar focuses on how historians and social scientists can use statistics and data in the study of nonreligion.

@claregs.bsky.social @hugorabbia.bsky.social @antnlj.bsky.social

youtu.be/B0ptsdqQynA

ISHASH co-director Anton Jansson has edited a special issue of the journal Secular Studies on what the "biographical turn" in the humanities can contribute to the history of atheism, secularism, and humanism. Read all about it in Anton's thread:

The conversation on "Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations. Using Statistics" with these incredible colleagues was great! Thanks for the invitation@nonreligioncf.bsky.social @ishash.bsky.social @nathgalexander.bsky.social

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations Using Statistics Callum Brown (University of Glasgow), Hugo Rabbia (National University of Córdoba), Todd Weir (University of Groningen), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo)

There is still time to register for our upcoming webinar this week, "Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations: Using Statistics," a collaboration with the
@ishash.bsky.social

April 9, 2025
1pm ET

Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations Using Statistics Callum Brown (University of Glasgow), Hugo Rabbia (National University of Córdoba), Todd Weir (University of Groningen), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (University of Waterloo)

Register now for our upcoming webinar, "Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations: Using Statistics," a collaboration with the @ishash.bsky.social

April 9, 2025
1pm ET

Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Green poster for Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations - Using Statistics. Wednesday 9 April 2025, 10.00 PT, 13.00 ET, 18.00 BST, 19.00 CET. Speakers: Callum Brown (U of Glasgow), Todd Weir (U of Groningen), Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme (U of Waterloo), and Hugo Rabbia (National U of Cordoba). Logos of Nonreligion in a Complex Future, International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism, uOttowa, SSHRC CRSH.

Our next seminar will be a fantastic interdisciplinary conversation about how historians and social scientists use statistics to understand the past and present of nonreligion. Hosted with @nonreligioncf.bsky.social. Sign up to join us via Zoom on Wed 9 April: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #2: Freethought and Evolution—and Darwinian Erasure? With Eoin Carter. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ... Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #2: Freethought and Evolution—and Darwinian Erasure? With Eoin Carter. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...

Announcing the second in our series of Freethought History Webinars, ft. @Eoin_Carter on freethought and evolution - and Darwinian erasure? 15 April, 7pm UK time on Zoom. Register now and don't miss out!

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SEMINARS In November 2020, we launched the ISHASH Webinar Series. This is an online seminar dedicated to historical research on atheism, secularism, and humanism. To attend our webinars, register by sending…

Some dates for your diaries! Our upcoming webinars will be on Wed 9 April, 7 May, and 18 June - sign up to the ISHASH mailing list to get the Zoom links.
Full details here: atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/seminars/

SEMINARS In November 2020, we launched the ISHASH Webinar Series. This is an online seminar dedicated to historical research on atheism, secularism, and humanism. To attend our webinars, register by sending…

Some dates for your diaries! Our upcoming webinars will be on Wed 9 April, 7 May, and 18 June - sign up to the ISHASH mailing list to get the Zoom links.
Full details here: atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/seminars/