AOF Activities & Events

Ryan T. Cragun:
Does it help? Does it hurt? What You Don't Know About Religion, but Maybe Should!
(aka: How to Defeat Religion in 10 Easy Steps)

What should you know about religion? Besides not drinking the Kool-Aid, that is. OK, so nonbelievers, on average, may know more about faith than do believers, on average -- that's no surprise. Heretics, outcasts and apostates are often driven to dig up the dirt. But none of us know it all. And what you thought you knew, and don't, might turn your blood to ice.

Ice is nice, especially in August. So Ryan T. Cragun, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampa, Florida, is here to bring us an irreverent, engaging, and illuminating introduction to the sociological study of religion for non-experts. Using U.S. and international data, and clear and simple analyses, Ryan will answer all who have ever asked if religion really helps or hurts society, or wondered what the future holds for faith.

Another event of the AOF Speaker Series (we say it with pride).

Where will it happen? Where can you hear this exceptional speaker? Reason Center, of course. RC is a priceless regional resource for nonbelievers. So priceless that, for this event only, we suggest a price. That's a voluntary donation of $2 per person. Dare we call it a love offering?

But it might be a warm day, so please help RC keep the AC running.