Humanist and Freethought Resources
On this page, you will find a wealth of resources on freethought, humanism and religion. Whether you are a researcher, teacher or student or are just interested in finding out more about the world of humanism, you’ll find something of value here. Browse though our list of kindred organisations, learning resources, videos, podcasts and more.
If you know a resource that would be of use to our visitors, please contact us to let us know. We also appreciate a link back to Humanists Victoria at https://vichumanist.org.au
- Humanist Organisations – Australia
- Humanist Organisations – Overseas
- Freethought Organisations – Australia
- Freethought Organisations – Overseas
- Humanist/Freethought Journals
- Humanist/Freethought Philosophy
- Learning Resources
- Ex-Religious Support
- Freedom of Belief
- Podcasts
- Videos
Humanist Organisations – Australia
Humanist Society of New South Wales
Humanist Society of Western Australia Meetup
Humanist Society of South Australia Meetup
Humanist Organisations – Overseas
Freethought Organisations – Australia
Atheist Foundation of Australia
Freethought Organisations – Overseas
Humanist/Freethought Journals
Humanist/Freethought Philosophy
Learning Resources
Humanist education resources
Humanists UK education resources for teachers, students and parents
Introducing Humanism: Non-religious Approaches to Life
Free online course developed by Humanists UK for people wanting to learn more about humanist beliefs and values, and discover how humanists attempt to answer life’s big questions (delivered on FutureLearn learning portal)
Humanist Lives
Free online course developed by Humanists UK for people interested in how different people choose to live out their lives and wanting to develop an understanding of what it means to be a humanist in the 21st century (delivered on FutureLearn learning portal)
Humanist Studies Program
Graduate-level program on Humanism developed by American Humanist Association
The Global Ethics Network
Education materials and other resources on ethics
Humanism and the Good Life
Humanists Victoria’s V-P address to St Leonard’s College students (download PDF)
Living Well by Richard Docwra (download PDF)
Being Good by Richard Norman (download PDF)
What Is Humanism?
Range of resources on the philosophy of Humanism
History – Humanist Society of Victoria
Comprehensive history of the Humanist Society of Victoria from 1961 to 2011 (50th-Anniversary edition) (download PDF)
The Story of Civil Celebrants
ABC Radio National – The Spirit of Things: Presenter, Dr Rachael Kohn, interviews Dally Messenger, the first Civil Celebrant appointed by the Attorney General, Lionel Murphy
A Case for Rainbow Atheism by Geoff Allshorn
Humanist author acknowledges the historical influence of Humanism at the forefront of gay rights activism in Australia
Sodom Today and Gomorrah the World: Gay Liberation and Atheist Liberation by Geoff Allshorn
This article covers the historic contribution of atheists and humanists, including Humanists Victoria, to the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights and acceptance, and asks why the current LGBTQIA+ movement sometimes seems to deny even the existence of ‘Rainbow Atheists’.
Ex-Religious Support
Melbourne, Australia, Meetup Group
Ex-Religious Discussion Group on Facebook
JW Community Podcast
Series of podcasts that provide support and information to people when they leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses cult
Say Sorry
‘Say Sorry’ exposes and holds accountable the Watchtower Society and those leaders within the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization that disregard or violate the laws of the land
ESN information pamphlet (download PDF)
ESN ‘Secular Communities’ pamphlet (download PDF)
ESN ‘Resources’ pamphlet (download PDF)
Why We Left Religion: Testimonies by Ex-believers (download PDF)
I’m an Ex-Mormon (23 min video)
Freedom of Belief
Law and Religious Freedom
A panel of experts debate whether Australia’s laws are strong enough to ensure that Australians aren’t subjected to unfair treatment based on what other people believe
Religious Freedom Review
Report of Expert Panel on religious freedom in Australia chaired by Hon Philip Ruddock and completed on 18 May 2018 (download PDF)
Government response to Religious Freedom Review
Australian Government’s response to Expert Panel review of religious freedom in Australia (download PDF)
Freedom of Thought Report
A unique worldwide survey of discrimination and persecution against humanists, atheists and the non-religious published by Humanist International
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Text of the United Nations ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ adopted by the General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and that sets out the fundamental human rights to be universally protected
Podcasts
This recording explores Les Allan’s path the Humanism and his views on what the three core principles of Humanism are.
