The Secular Humanism site looks at Thomas Paine and his political philosophy based in deist thought.

This website tells about the emergence of secularization of Spanish California, which resulted in the decline of the missions.

A collection of links to Islamic organizations and events for Muslims in Philadelphia, including groups, schools, and mosques.

Not all manuscripts during the Middle Ages and Renaissance were religious in nature. This period abounded with volumes that contained histories, romances, fables, and legal and scientific writings. The rise of universities paralleled the...

This extremely comprehensive site gives descriptions of all the major, religious, secular, fairs and festivals of India.

This site is provided for by The Secular Web. Scroll down to Roman numeral one to find a list of oracles and their corresponding verses in the Book of Isaiah.

This Wide Angle video segment illustrates Islamic and secular elements of life in Turkey, and introduces Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first president of Turkey, and his reforms. Focuses on fashion, specifically Islamic dress in response to...

This Wide Angle video segment compares two women in Turkey, one from a more religious family, and the other from a more secular family. [3:51]

A hot topic of debate in Turkey is the possibility of an increasingly Islamic state in this historically secular country. Learn more in this video from Wide Angle.

Biographical information on Robert Ingersoll, called the "Great Agnostic," who introduced a philosophy that developed into modern day secularism. Scroll down to his section.

Profile of Margaret Atwood, with a like to one of her poems, "In the Secular Night."

This resource provides a biography of musician Guillaume Dufay, as well as a short piece on both church and secular music. Also supplied are links to recommended recordings.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Johnson Antonio. Antonio was a Navajo artist who, through carving secular human figures, went against traditional Native American...

A paper written in 1981 by British humanist Blackham reviews the major philosophical foundations of agnosticism.

This article (2002) examines the unrealistic goal of reconstructing Afghanistan as a democratic, secular state. Discussed is the reconstruction through creating peace and restoring the basic economy as opposed to rebuilding the entire...

Despite the dire predictions in the 60s about the future of religion in America, the role of religion in American life has remained strong. Essay describes the 60s and 70s generation as "Spiritual seekers," and "New Age seekers." Site...

Article provides a detailed introduction to the inquisition as a legal proceeding rather than the Spanish relgio-secular institutional body that the word more often brings to mind.

This Wide Angle video explores the effects of economic prosperity and secularization on family structure and beliefs in Ireland.

Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...

A discussion of middle English lyrics, examining both religious and secular lyrics with examples. Excerpt from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

This is the full text of the Russian novel Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy, made into a 1978 movie. Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, ardent, proud young man is a big admirer of the king. Kasatsky is about to get married, but at the last...

Editor's introduction to Age of Reason

A criticism of the work of William Lane Craig, an American theologian and defender of Christian religious beliefs and experience.

In this learning module, students examine the economies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and compare them to those of nation states. Many TNCs are richer than nation states, which undermines the political sovereignty of those...