What we’re about
Welcome to our community of atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and rationalists. We meet every Sunday for a brief sermon followed by a group discussion. We welcome people of all ages. We are building a community of people with shared values, focusing on uplifting topics for atheists: being good without god, feeling wonder in a world that can be understood through reason and science, and contributing to your community without religion. Children are welcome.
Find out more on our website: https://seattleatheist.church/
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sunday Morning StoicismLink visible for attendees
Let's get together before church and discuss this week's passages from The Daily Stoic! Each day of the year has a corresponding "devotional reading" (so to speak). Each week, let's discuss the readings since our previous meeting, from the previous Monday through the Sunday of the meeting, and share what resonated with us, what we found profound, and what insights we can apply to what's going on in our lives.
Each reading is about 3 minutes long. They're all self-contained, so you don't need to worry about catching up - feel free to jump in on any week's session!
This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can register for it here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqf-2spzwoHNYJkpUJHobrD14SqEGfky0YWe'll end at 11:30 to give folks time to grab some food and freshen up before the Sunday Service.
You can grab a copy of the book from your favorite local bookstore or order on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance-ebook/dp/B01HNJIJB2/Here's Amazon's blurb about the book:
"Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.
"The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms.
"By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well."
Zoom is available on iOS, Android, Windows, and OSX. Here are some resources to help you get started:
- Getting started guides: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697
- Video tutorials: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials
A microphone is required if you would like to participate in the discussion after the talk, but not to simply be present. (A webcam is preferred, but optional.)
- Online Service: What Are You For?Link visible for attendees
It's easier to figure out what do with your afternoon if you know what you want to do with your life. None of us think God has a plan for us, so we have to (or get to!) make our own. If you don't know your life purpose, here are some ideas on how to identify or choose one and how to use that to shape your decision-making. It's okay, you can change your mind! (Character Trait: Spirituality (better named Purpose, IMHO). Virtue: Transcendence)
This week's speaker will be Eva Carlstrom.
After the talk, we'll have a group discussion to explore the ideas presented, and to share related thoughts, resources, and personal experiences.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can register for it here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86507146300 - Sunday Morning StoicismLink visible for attendees
Let's get together before church and discuss this week's passages from The Daily Stoic! Each day of the year has a corresponding "devotional reading" (so to speak). Each week, let's discuss the readings since our previous meeting, from the previous Monday through the Sunday of the meeting, and share what resonated with us, what we found profound, and what insights we can apply to what's going on in our lives.
Each reading is about 3 minutes long. They're all self-contained, so you don't need to worry about catching up - feel free to jump in on any week's session!
This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can register for it here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqf-2spzwoHNYJkpUJHobrD14SqEGfky0YWe'll end at 11:30 to give folks time to grab some food and freshen up before the Sunday Service.
You can grab a copy of the book from your favorite local bookstore or order on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance-ebook/dp/B01HNJIJB2/Here's Amazon's blurb about the book:
"Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.
"The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms.
"By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well."
Zoom is available on iOS, Android, Windows, and OSX. Here are some resources to help you get started:
- Getting started guides: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697
- Video tutorials: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials
A microphone is required if you would like to participate in the discussion after the talk, but not to simply be present. (A webcam is preferred, but optional.)
- Online Service: Marriage Without GodLink visible for attendees
Marriage has been, through history, a mechanism for control of inheritance, a mechanism of control of heredity, a religious obligation to stay in unhappy relationships, and a way to "other" queer and atheistic people. In the presence of explicit wills, contraception, no-fault divorce, and the embrace of diversity and inclusion...what, if anything, is left of marriage?
This week's speaker will be Mikki Phoenix.
After the talk, we'll have a group discussion to explore the ideas presented, and to share related thoughts, resources, and personal experiences.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom. You can register for it here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83243123304
