The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

Online Resources for Atheism and Non-Religious Philosophies

About.com: Agnosticism / Atheism
Resources managed by Austin Cline, a regional director for the Council of Secular Humanism.
atheism.about.com

American Atheists
"Founded as the result of the famous Supreme Court case which helped to end prayer and bible recitation in public schools. Initiated by the founder of the organization, Madalyn Murray O'Hair." Resources pertaining to civil liberties for atheists with affiliated groups in 20 states.
www.atheists.org

American Humanist Association
Founded in 1941, this Washington, D.C. based group works with a network of over eighty grassroots organizations and publishes the bi-monthly magazine The Humanist.
www.americanhumanist.org/index.html

Atheism and Non-Religious Philosophies: Definitions
www.pluralism.org/resources/tradition/atheism.php

Atheist Alliance
Their Freethought Directory includes "detailed information about international and local groups, annual conventions, attorneys, speakers/debaters (with photos), national organizations, merchandise, publishers, etc."
www.atheistalliance.org

BBC - Religion and Ethic - Atheists
Provides an introduction to varieties of atheism and atheist thought.
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/index.shtml

The Brights’ Net
Movement launched in 2003 "to form an Internet constituency of individuals, the Brights, having social and political recognition and power." "A bright is a person who has a naturalistic worldview...free of supernatural and mystical elements."
www.the-brights.net

Center for Inquiry
Aims "to contribute to the public understanding and appreciation of science and reason, and their applications to human conduct."
www.centerforinquiry.net

Council for Secular Humanism
Offers Free Inquiry magazine and a worldwide index of humanist groups.
www.secularhumanism.org/default.htm

Godless Americans Political Action Committee
Aims to "mobilize America's nonbelievers for political activism," growing out of the Godless Americans March on Washington in 2002.
www.godlessamericans.org/

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.
Focuses on separation of church and state and publishes the newspaper Freethought Today.
ffrf.org/index.php

Institute for Humanist Studies
Resources include online courses in humanist thought and the Humanist Network News service.
www.humaniststudies.org

No Beliefs: For Freethinkers
Offers resources with a focus on political issues affecting the freethought community.
www.nobeliefs.com

Secular Student Alliance
Student-governed organization formed in 2000, "to educate high school and college students around the country about the value of scientific reason and the intellecutal basis of secularism in its atheistic and humanistic manifestations."
www.secularstudents.org/primer

The Secular Web
Homepage of the Internet Infidels, an online naturalistic group, whose resources include a Newswire service.
www.infidels.org/index.shtml

The Skeptic’s Refuge
Collection of skeptic resources and publications, including a Skeptic’s Dictionary with over 400 entries.
www.skepdic.com/refuge

Skeptic’s Society
Publishes the quarterly magazine Skeptic and sponsors a monthly lecture series.
www.skeptic.com

United Universists
Offers a "meet-up" service to bring people in the freethought community together for dialogue.
universist.org