The Humanist Movement in Modern Britain: A History of Ethicists, Rationalists and Humanists

by Callum G. Brown and David Nash

Book Overview

Humanists have been a major force in British life since the turn of the 20th century. Here, leading historians of religious non-belief Callum Brown, David Nash, and Charlie Lynch examine how humanist organisations brought ethical reform and rationalism to the nation as it faced the moral issues of the modern world. This book provides a long overdue account of this dynamic group.

Developing through the Ethical Union (1896), the Rationalist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350136603
• ISBN13: 9781350136601
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 344 Pages