Francesca Stavrakopoulou: When It's Wrong To Be An Atheist

On Monday 2nd of March 2015, the University of Exeter Atheist, Humanist and Secular Society (ExeAHS) hosted a hosting a talk by Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou entitled 'When It's Wrong To Be An Atheist'. The talk focused on Francesca's own experience in academia and the media. Francesca is a Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion in the University of Exeter's Department of Theology and Religion. The main focus of her research is religion and ideology in the cultures giving rise to the biblical texts. She is also noted for her media roles: presenting a three-part television series on the BBC, 'Bible's Buried Secrets', and for contributions to numerous television and radio documentaries about religion. She also appears regularly on BBC 1’s flagship religion and ethics debate programmes The Big Questions and Sunday Morning Live. She describes herself as "an atheist with huge respect for religion" and regards her work as "a branch of history like any other”.