What I Believe

Inspiring and thought‑provoking

What I Believe is a series of interview essays with high-profile non-religious people in the public eye, around the theme of ‘What I Believe’, which is to say, delving into the guiding values, unique opinions, and personal convictions they live by.

Covering enormous ground, these interviews powerfully link personal stories to themes that touch on what it means to be human – spanning art, politics, history, campaigning and activism, the environment, human nature, growing up, and growing old.

Diversity of humanist thought

Inspired by Bertrand Russell and the novelist E M Forster, What I Believe, edited by Andrew Copson, opens a window to different humanist perspectives of today.

Offering unique reflections on some of life’s biggest questions, these stunning essays powerfully showcase the vast diversity, breadth, and room for disagreement in humanist thought, even between people united by shared values, ideals, and principles.

The humanist view of life is progressive and dynamic. All ideas, values, and beliefs are open to question. In this book, readers will find inspiration to shape their own personal worldviews.