Ross Greer with the Scottish Secular Society
We are happy to announce that Ross Greer has confirmed to be our guest and speaker for our August 2nd meeting. Sworn in as an MSP for the West of Scotland in 2016, Ross has been a tenacious activist since joining the Green Party at 15 years old. He has continuing deep roots with the youth wing of his party and was pivotal in getting young people politically aware and engaged and, of particular self-proclaimed interest: how to organise. Ross also bucks the trend of youth engagement with Christianity and is open about how his faith informs his politics and inspires his activism to...
Read More7 June | Charlie Lynch – Adam Smith: Representing the Kirk on Screen in the early 1970s
Our Secretary Charlie Lynch will be joining us to discuss his paper on the 1970s Television series, Adam Smith. Adam Smith was co-written by the left-wing playwright Trevor Griffiths and starred Scottish character actor, Andrew Keir, and was produced with the assistance of the Church of Scotland. It depicted the life and struggles of a parish minister in a fictional village in the Scottish Borders. Charlie will discuss how the series can be analysed as a depiction of the Kirk and Scottish society in an age of rapid social and cultural changes. Charlie will pay particular attention to the...
Read More5 April | Mhairi Black, MP: The Future of Scottish Politics
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR: THURSDAY 5 APRIL, 2018. TICKETS NOW ON SALE.
Read MoreReligion and the Highlands and Islands Film Guild 1946-71
Dr Ian Good and Dr Ealasaid Munro present some of the key findings of their AHRC funded research into the Highlands and Islands Film Guild (1946-1971) Dr Ian Good and Dr Ealasaid Munro present some of the key findings of their AHRC funded research into the Highlands and Islands Film Guild (1946-1971). This was a travelling cinema funded by local government which sought to bring ‘secular entertainment’ to some of Scotland’s most geographically isolated and pious communities. How did churches respond to the arrival of cinema in rural areas? And how do people express their memories of...
Read MoreAndrew Copson- Secularism: politics, religion, and freedom
Chief Executive of Humanists UK and President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, will be joining us on the 1st of February to discuss his book “Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom. Secularism is an increasingly hot topic in public, political, and religious debate across the globe. It is embodied in the conflict between secular republics – from the US to India – and the challenges they face from resurgent religious identity politics; in the challenges faced by religious states like those of the Arab world from insurgent secularists; and...
Read MoreWinter Holiday Party For All!
It’s time for our annual mid-winter celebrations!
Thursday, 7 December
Happy and Humble Humanism
Humanist chaplain, Mandy Evans Ewing joins us to discuss the place of humanism and humanity.
Read MoreThe Common Good in a Secular World
Journalist and public intellectual, Robin MacAlpine, asks how we can develop a collective identity and values in an age of religious and economic crisis.
Read MoreScotland in the New Age of Disruption- Gerry Hassan
Our September speaker is the brilliant author,Dr. Gerry Hassan.
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