The Principles of Secularism
Author(s): George J. Holyoake
Genre(s): Atheism & Agnosticism
Narrators: Availle
Number of Chapters: 11
Length: 01 hour and 53 minutes
Language: English
George Jacob Holyoake was an English secularist and newspaper editor. He was one of the last people convicted for blasphemy and served six months in prison. In 1851, he coined the term "secularism".
In this short pamphlet from 1871, he explains the meaning of the term - essentially a separation of church and state in all matters of life. He also lists the benefits of a secular education and of a secular society as a whole. Finally, Holyoake lists the character traits that members of a secular guild should possess, in light of continued persecution of freethinkers at the time. - Summary by Availle
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The audiobook The Principles of Secularism falls under the genres of Atheism & Agnosticism. It is written by George J. Holyoake.