An Intimate Look at the Life of Thomas Jefferson in This Anniversary Year
“Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History” Book by Andrew Burstein New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026 480 pages, $33.00 Over a long life encompassed by countless books while a student, professor or a researcher, it is... Read More
BOOK EXCERPT: A Baby Teaches Me the Truth
The following excerpt is from the new book, “What’ll We Do With All the Churches?” by Steve Perron. His book is unique among the growing field of memoirs and commentaries on faith and religious deconstruction... Read More
Book Excerpt: “What We Can Endure”
The day that Ellie was diagnosed with leukemia, the world did not change in the dramatic ways people describe. The sky did not darken. The ground did not give way. The Earth did not stop... Read More
Book Excerpt: Science and Humanism: Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good
Learn more about Anjan Chakravartty's new book "Science and Humanism Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good" here. Chapter 1: What Is Science For? Modern Intersections of Science and Humanism The great scientific revolution is still... Read More
Book Review: “Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars”
BOOK BY A. C. GRAYLING ONE WORLD PUBLICATIONS LTD., 2025 It is everywhere: people, places and things are called “woke!” What? According to several news reports in late summer 2025, even the largely rural Southern... Read More
Book Review: “Separation of Church and Hate”
BOOK BY JOHN FUGELSANG That a book defending Christianity and the Bible against fundamentalists and religious nationalists could be relevant to humanists might seem contradictory. However, the author’s approach—pairing extremists’ stated beliefs with Christ’s actual... Read More
The Banned Books Our Staff Love and Recommend
It’s Banned Books Week, that mischievous time of year when we celebrate the written works that have dared to offend, enlighten or simply ask too many excellent, awkward questions. To willingly seek out these prohibited... Read More
