A short animated documentary produced in-house by Humanists UK, the national humanist membership charity descended from the Union of Ethical Societies and the British Humanist Association. The organisation's own synopsis describes it as tracing the humanist tradition's two-millennia arc from its ancient roots through the Renaissance, Enlightenment and Victorian era to its organised expression today, presenting humanist thought as moving from a dangerous idea under religious dominance to a mainstream ethical stance. It carries voiceover narration by Hannah Peel and animation credited to xmx Luo and Ilaria Antolini.
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Release Year DirectorNo single director credited; produced in-house by Humanists UK (animation: xmx Luo, Ilaria Antolini; voiceover: Hannah Peel) 1 Subject Matter
Religious Subject MatterSecular humanism and the wider humanist tradition: Humanists UK's own synopsis names it outright as the film's subject. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Humanists UK's own press office and hosted Humanist Heritage page describe this animated short as a concise history of the humanist tradition, from its ancient roots to its organised expression today, naming humanist thought and practice outright as its subject.
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