Sunday Assembly

The Sunday Assembly hopes to organize a godless future. It’s not easy.

By Bob Smietana — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — At its peak, there were about 70 congregations in the Sunday Assembly movement. About half have shut down or gone dormant.

Coronavirus is a physical and spiritual threat

By Thomas Reese — March 12, 2020
(RNS) — The saints of old risked their lives for those with the plague. We can at least do our civic duty.

Nashville secular group celebrates faith-free Christmas

By Bailey Basham — December 17, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — At the 'Heathen Holidays,' Nashville's Sunday Assembly celebrates the joy of the holidays without God.

Why would a Christian pastor help an atheist start a ‘godless congregation’?

By Chris Stedman — October 3, 2014
Last weekend the number of "godless congregation" Sunday Assembly locations more than doubled. Here's why their rapid growth is a welcome reminder of the value of working with and learning from others.

Is atheism without works dead? The shifting landscape of nontheistic service

By Chris Stedman — April 17, 2014
Some Christians believe that faith without works is dead. Perhaps we could say the same of atheism. Fortunately, more and more nontheists are demonstrating that atheism is alive and well.

Interview: Agnostic filmmaker Morgan Spurlock goes ‘Inside’ Sunday Assembly

By Chris Stedman — February 8, 2014
Morgan Spurlock of 'Super Size Me' and 'Inside Man' speaks with RNS about his agnosticism and why he is hosting Nashville's "godless congregation" Sunday Assembly affiliate.

2013: Atheism’s 10 defining moments

By Chris Stedman — December 31, 2013
Atheism was in the headlines perhaps more than ever before in 2013. To highlight some of atheism’s defining moments and trends from the last year, I worked with a panel of ten writers, scholars, and activists to come up with ten major moments or currents in American atheism from 2013. Their contributions are below. Godless […]
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