This will be a useful resource for those interested in secularism and humanism.

CHOICE

An ambitious book. Lively and well-written ... Brown's imaginative treatment certainly provides rich material for lively debates.

Times Higher Education

Brown's research has an important role to play, and I commend his latest book for study and discussion.

Reviews in History

[A] readable little book.

Sofia

As the number of men and women rejecting religious faith continues to grow by leaps and bounds, so too grows the need for scholarship that illuminates this historical trend, and Callum Brown's latest work is among the best out there: astute, insightful, unbiased, and informative. So thorough, so thoughtful -- this work is highly recommended. Essential reading for those interested in religion's modern decline.

Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College, USA and author of Living the Secular Life (Penguin, 2014)

Any book by Callum Brown is sure to be lively, provocative and full of new ideas. He is already internationally renowned as one of the leading historians of secularisation. This oral history of modern atheism and humanism from Vancouver to Tallinn, with long stops on the way in the USA and Britain, is further enriched by vivid detail and a warm sympathy with those whose stories he tells.

Hugh McLeod, University of Birmingham, UK