{"id":3273,"date":"2017-07-26T09:50:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/upgrade-understandingunbelief\/?page_id=3273"},"modified":"2020-09-07T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T08:36:05","slug":"lost-and-found-belief-the-unbelief-cafe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/understandingunbelief\/events\/current-events\/lost-and-found-belief-the-unbelief-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Belief, lost and found: the unbelief cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"breadcrumb \"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/understandingunbelief\/\" rel=\"index\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/understandingunbelief\/events\/sample-page\/\" rel=\"up\">Current Events<\/a><\/nav>\n<div class=\"lead\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/understandingunbelief\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1816\/2017\/07\/Being-Human-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"104\" \/>** This event has now passed**<\/p>\n<p>It was held on Saturday 25 November 2017,\u00a013:00-15:30<br \/>\nat The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge<br \/>\n18 High Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The place of religion in British people\u2019s lives is changing \u2013 and changing fast. Around half of the population- some 24 million people-\u00a0say they have no religion, whilst many others are now exploring religious, spiritual and existential questions outside of traditional religious settings. If religious belief is not disappearing per se, it is certainly transforming \u2013 and to understand it we need to consider not only what beliefs are being lost, but also what new beliefs people are finding through these dramatic processes of change.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Belief, Lost and found: The Understanding Unbelief cafe will explore what it means to be an unorthodox believer \u2013 or \u2018unbeliever\u2019 \u2013 in these changing times. How do people chose to identify their beliefs, how do they make sense of life? How do they mark out important moments like birth, marriage and death? And, as Britons, how are our beliefs really changing?<\/p>\n<p>The Understanding Unbelief programme at the University of Kent is bringing together humanities and social science researchers to explore lost and found belief across the world. If you\u2019re not sure how you identify yourself, or you\u2019re an \u2018unbeliever\u2019 who wants to explore more deeply what this means, join us for an afternoon of interactive activities and talks about the beliefs of unbelievers and other unorthodox believers. Participants will be invited to share and discuss their own experiences of (un)belief, and then learn more about our research from leading experts in the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The event is free but we ask you to book tickets through the Being Human website <a href=\"https:\/\/beinghumanfestival.org\/event\/belief-lost-and-found-the-unbelief-cafe\/\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All participants are also invited to join us from 3:45 onwards for the annual Nonreligion and Secularity Network public Lecture.\u00a0 This year\u00a0\u00a0Professor Abby Day of Goldsmiths, University of London will present on &#8216;Ancestor worship amongst today&#8217;s unbelievers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Unbelief Caf\u00e9 is\u00a0part of the 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/beinghumanfestival.org\/\">Being Human Festival.<\/a> This year\u2019s festival is taking place nationally 17 \u2013 25 November 2017. 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