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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 16h

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...

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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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · 13d

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

Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 13d

Discover India's rich humanist heritage from ancient Charvaka philosophy to modern secular ideals. Join our expert panel discussion on 16 October online. humanists.uk/events/explo...

Beyond Belief | Exploring India's Humanist Heritage

Get an email that automatically logs you in:

humanists.uk

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 16d

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!

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 21d

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...

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

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 21d

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...

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

The Freethinker Panel | Freethought History Festival 2024

YouTube video by Conway Hall

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Aug 29

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.

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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.

taz.de

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

Workshop des Netzwerkes „European Entangled Atheisms: Concepts of Unbelief and the People Shaping them from the 1860s to the 1940s” 22.-23. September 2025, Alte Mensa und Heyne-Haus, Universität Götti...

Website of the Georg-August-University Göttingen

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Joe Blankholm @joeblankholm.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jun 30

Deadline today!

ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jun 29

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!

Call for Papers: Biographies and the Secular

ssab.research.vub.be

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jun 29

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!

Call for Papers: Biographies and the Secular

ssab.research.vub.be

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Jun 19

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/...

American Freethought

The History of a Social Movement, 1794–1948

www.press.jhu.edu

ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · May 7

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

ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · May 1

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/

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · May 1

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/

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Iain McDaniel @iainmcdaniel.bsky.social · Apr 23

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

Common Sense at 250: Legacies of Democracy from Paine to Today – ITPS Research Portal

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · Apr 15

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

Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations: Using Statistics

YouTube video by Nonreligion in a Complex Future

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Apr 15

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:

Anton Jansson @antnlj.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our special issue "Biography and Secularism" is now out with Secular Studies! It is edited by Jeffrey Tyssens and me, departs from a workshop I hosted last year on biography and the history of atheism, secularism, and humanism, and includes 1+7 articles. Summary 👇
brill.com/view/journal...
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Hugo H. Rabbia @hugorabbia.bsky.social · Apr 10

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

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · Apr 7

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)

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · Mar 27

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...

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Mar 19

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...

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.

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The Freethinker @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social · Mar 15

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!

us02web.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 ...

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ISHASH @ishash.bsky.social · Feb 28

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…

atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com

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