humanism

1. 

   Providing Pastoral Support in Prisons

   Amy looks at the inequalities faced by non-religious prisoners and how the BHA and HM Prison Service are seeking to address them through a pilot involving pastoral care at HMP Winchester.

2. 

   Humanism and the Armed Forces

   As a representative of the UK Armed Forces Humanist Association, Robin offers an insight into some of the issues facing Humanists in the military today.

3. 

   What the BHA does for you

   Sara discusses the shared human values that are the bedrock of Humanism and the development of the BHA as an internationally respected organisation that puts Humanism at the heart of everything it does.

4. 

   What is Humanism?

   What do we mean by Humanism? What does it mean for how we live our lives? And what is the role of the Humanist movement?

5. 

   Death; a Not So Glum Look

   Humanist Celebrant Matthew Simpson takes a more positive look at death and compares the differences between how Humanists and believers might view the prospect.

6. 

   Campaigning for a Secular World

   In this talk, Pavan reviews the position as to secularism and religion in Britain today, and then discusses some current campaigns the British Humanist Association are working on.

7. 

   Humanism for a Better World

   Should we be working together, as humanists, for a better world? Richard addresses the potential problems and poses some questions.

8. 

   The Nature of the Debate

   Professor A. C. Grayling discusses the nature of the debate surrounding the related, but separate areas of atheism, humanism and secularism.

9. 

   Humanist Chaplains: For and Against

   The idea of Humanist Chaplains has been a poloarising issue within the non-religious community. In this debate, recorded as the Swarthmore Centre, as part of Leeds Reason Week 2011, sees Dr Paul Dean and Dr Gijsbert Stoet put the arguments for and against Humanist Chaplaincy.

10. 

    Thinking About Ethics

    As part of Reason Week 2011, Leeds Atheist Society invited Andrew Copson to take part in a debate against a speaker from the Islamic Society. Unfortunately, ISoc pulled out at the last minute, leaving Andrew as the sole speaker. Never the less, in less than a day, Andrew managed to put together this fantastic talk on thinking about ethics.

11. 

    Religion as a Human Creation

    Over the past century, there has been a steep decline in religious adherence. However, some groups, including many Quakers, Universalists, Humanists and even Anglicans have continued to find benefit from religion, despite discarding their belief in a god.

12. 

    Humanist Chaplaincy

    Recorded at Enquiry 2010, Dr Gijsbert Stoet, head of the Humanist Chaplaincy Network, discusses the research he has done into a topic which has quickly become a polarising issue.

13. 

    Perspective: Humanism

    Recorded as part of the Leeds Perspective Citywide events in 2011, Tim Stephenson presents an introduction to Humanism.

14. 

    A History of Atheist Charity

    People have often claimed that religious people are more generous when it comes to giving to charity. The stats don't hold up though - Sweden give the biggest percentage of their GDP to charity in the world; they're also one of the most irreligious nations.