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Chapman Cohen
1868–1954
A sharp, energetic voice in British freethought, this prolific writer and lecturer spent decades challenging religious authority and arguing for a secular, rational way of life.
4 Audiobooks
Religion & Sex: Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development
by Chapman Cohen
Theism or Atheism: The Great Alternative
by Chapman Cohen
Determinism or Free-Will?
by Chapman Cohen
A Grammar of Freethought
by Chapman Cohen
About the author
Born in Leicester on 1 September 1868, Chapman Cohen became one of the best-known secularist campaigners in Britain. He moved to London as a young man and became deeply involved in the freethought movement, building a reputation as a speaker and essayist with a clear, combative style.
Cohen is especially remembered for his long association with The Freethinker and the National Secular Society. After the death of G. W. Foote in 1915, he became editor of The Freethinker and president of the National Secular Society, roles in which he remained influential for more than three decades. His work helped shape public arguments for secularism, free expression, and criticism of superstition.
He also wrote many books, including Theism or Atheism, Determinism or Free-Will?, and A Grammar of Freethought. Chapman Cohen died on 4 February 1954, but he is still remembered as a tireless popularizer of rationalist and humanist ideas.