What does it mean to lead a good life? If you believe that human beings can find an answer to this question based on reason and empathy, and without reference to the superstitious or supernatural, then chances are you're a humanist, even if you don't yet identify as one.

In this talk Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, will speak on the history of humanism, what it actually means, and what its future may hold. As well as defining humanism and allowing guests to better understand any humanist beliefs they may already hold, he will also talk about how humanists can come together to be a force for good in our ever more divided world.

About Andrew Copson

Andrew Copson was appointed Chief Executive of Humanists UK in 2009 and elected President of Humanists International in 2015. He is a former director of the Religious Education Council, the Values Education Council, and the National Council for Faiths and Beliefs in Further Education. His books include the Sunday Times bestseller The Little Book of Humanism (2020) and The Little Book of Humanist Weddings (2021) with Alice Roberts; Secularism: a very short introduction (Oxford University Press, 2019); and The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Humanism (2015) with A C Grayling.