Sunday Assembly News Today

A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community — serving many of the same purposes as religious churches.

Your 10-day forecast for Feb. 16-25 includes Rhythm Across Borders, Dr. Ken Sulak, "Winds Go Pop," Sunday Assembly, "Antarctic Dinosaurs" and more.

It is the world’s great religions that have perhaps given most thought to the role played by the environment in determining identity and so—while seldom constructing places where we might fall asleep—have shown the greatest sympathy for our need for a home. —Alain de Botton, The Architecture of ...

(The Conversation) — A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of the same purposes as religious churches.

Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation, and baptism rituals — these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning in the United States.

THE CONVERSATION — Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation and baptism rituals – these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning in

Sunday Assembly is one of the larger secular congregations aiming to provide community and ritual for nonreligious people. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent …

Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation and baptism rituals -- these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning. But what would it look like with atheists?

Atheist churches or secular congregations like Sunday Assembly typically borrow some of the language and structure of religious organizations.

A sociologist of religion explains how atheist churches are helping people find meaning and community – serving many of the same purposes as religious churches.