Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere. For our next book we've decided to discuss God is Back by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge.
In this book Micklethwait and Wooldridge assert that, as the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As God is Back shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase - fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion.
Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China's aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not.
'Urgently relevant . . . succeeds triumphantly in demolishing the myth of an emerging secular civilization" John Gray, New Statesman
For those wishing to participate in our discussion, we have a group on Goodreads from which you can see all the books we're discussing and make comments and recommendations to other members of the group. Goodreads: Reading Humanists group.
Looking for something to do, rather than something to see? We've got all manner of classes and workshops, plus games, escape rooms and other interactive activities. There's something for everyone, from dance, to arts and crafts, to food and drink and the odd bit of geekery, too!
