Understanding Humanism
Films: Death
One Life, Live It Well: watch our new animation narrated by Alice Roberts
‘Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don’t get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.’ Alice Roberts narrates this short animation about the humanist approach to life and the importance humanists place on freedom, responsibility, and connections.
Un Bywyd, gwna’r gorau ohono
Our One life, live it well animation in Welsh: ‘Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don’t get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.’ This short animation about the humanist approach to life addresses the importance humanists place on freedom, responsibility, and connections.
What should we think about death?
Stephen Fry explains a humanist understanding of death and making the most of life in the here and now.
Philip Pullman on life and death
Children’s author Philip Pullman gives a humanist perspective on how we should live.
Funerals: Stories and sadness
Humanist celebrants talk about the role that stories can play in dealing with sadness within a humanist funeral.
Funerals: What we leave behind
Humanist celebrants talk about how the impact of our lives can survive us, and how a humanist funeral offers a point to reflect on this.
The end of life
Humanist pastoral support trainer and practitioner Carrie Thomas describes the way some humanists approach the end of their lives.
Paul Lamb – Why I’m fighting for the right to die
Paul Lamb suffers from an incurable condition and is campaigning to legalise the right to die in the UK. Here he talks about his motivations and reasons for campaigning to change the law.
A dignified death
Michael Irwin is a long-time campaigner for assisted dying, who speaks here about the humanist case for a dignified death.
Should we be afraid of death?
Philosopher Peter Cave explores how a belief that death is the end might inform our attitudes towards it
