Jean-Paul Sartre originally delivered this as a lecture in Paris in 1945, on “Existentialism and Humanism”. Read by many as Sartre’s seminal defence of both.

There are many books available on parenting around each of the major religions, but few around parenting in a Humanist household. This book is an attempt to outline how non-religious parents can have rites, rituals, and practices needed for a healthy, spiritually fulfilled family.

This work is aimed at ages 10+. Complete with discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and a bibliography, this innovative approach to presenting humanism to young adults will be welcomed by parents and teachers looking to expose their children or students to a secular philosophic perspective.

Provides a very readable account of the guiding principles, history, and practice of humanism in today’s world. By Jim Herrick

A lucid account of humanism which combines the virtues of fairly balanced discussion and a passionate polemic. By Richard Norman

A beginners guide to all things Humanist. By Mark Vernon

Tony Davies’ book, Humanism, explores the issues at stake in encounters between humanism and “antihumanisms”.

Paul Kurtz’s book examines the ethical issues surrounding Humanism.

The world’s most widely read and influential philosopher, Daniel Dennett, takes on religion.

Christopher Hitchens’s bestseller makes the case against god and religion from a historical perspective.

Christopher Hitchens selects and introduces an illuminating collection of the most essential and influential writings for the non-believer.

Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors. By Pascal Boyer

This book asks a simple question, “Why does every society around the world have a religious tradition of some sort?”. By Lewis Wolpert

There is nothing at all controversial here, only sound, solid science and good old common sense. By Carl Sagan.

Richard Dawkins exploded atheist books into the mainstream with this readable and timely collection of his main arguments against supernaturalism and religion.

Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time. By Michael Shermer