 |
||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The Natural Religion deals with the reality of our lives. It does not have any spiritual or supernatural beliefs of any kind. It is The Natural Religion because it is not a supernatural religion. 
|
Dr Brendan Connolly was born in The Netherlands. He studied Zoology and Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin, and completed a Ph.D. in Zoological Ecology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He subsequently worked as Fishery Biologist with the Salmon Research Agency of Ireland and the Irish Central Fisheries Board. Specialising in Human Ecology, he then carried out research on fishing communities in Ireland and The Netherlands, while based in the Anthropology Department of Leiden University. Connolly spent more than 10 years researching and writing The Natural Religion. |
 |
Senator
David Norris Sunday with Norris NewsTalk 106-108FM radio, broadcast 5th April 2009 Listen to the interview here. “...a remarkable book... gentle and courteous. ...refreshing and more honest than any of the religions I know... ...you confront the two most fundamental aspects of human life, which are sex and death... ...you are remarkably honest about human sexuality... you don't hide anything, you describe it in a completely honest and realistic way, it all sounds so natural and ordinary and it is all such good sense. You brake down barriers between human animals and other animals, and have respects for our cousins ... ...leaves my religious faith quite in tact because it is founded on the theological principle of the necessity of doubt.” Bob Rees, book review in Humanism Ireland magazine, No.114, January-February 2009. “The Natural Religion written by Brendan Connolly and published in Trim, Co Meath, describes a reasoned worldview which has much in common with Secular Humanism… …assertions are drawn only after reasoned consideration of the pros and cons of each topic, leading to sensible conclusions that most Humanists would vigorously support… I found The Natural Religion interesting, entertaining and informative, and as a Humanist I agreed heartily with most of the The Natural Religion…” |