INSIDE THE WALLS | Escaping the Gang Delusion: No Priests Required
When I was a baby my parents had me baptized by a Catholic priest. In my teens I decided to get baptized again, but... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | There Is No “Planet B”
Both the delicacy and the resilience of life on earth are amazing. Just think—we know of at least five mass global extinction events: the... Read More
HUMANIST DILEMMA | Dare I Join the Daughters of the American Revolution?
Not the Daughter They Think I Am: I’ve been looking for the perfect place to voice my concern and think your column may be... Read More
FIRST PERSON | Helping Hands
Like many nonbelievers, I’m an apostate Christian. I grew up in an evangelical church, little hands clasped in prayer. In my early twenties I... Read More
Beginning 2020 on a Kind of Road Trip, Exploring Potential Hazards Ahead
It’s 2020! Let the ironic wordplay about clear and perfect vision begin. Or maybe we go with a different metaphor about surviving the difficult... Read More
Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide
BY RICHARD DAWKINS RANDOM HOUSE, 2019 304PP., $27.00 Richard Dawkins was raised Christian, attended Christian schools, and was confirmed in the Church of England... Read More
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation
BY ANDREW MARANTZ VIKING, 2019 400PP.; $28.00 What happened when New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz investigated some of the most sinister inhabitants of... Read More
The History of Philosophy
BY A.C. GRAYLING PENGUIN PRESS, 2019 704PP.; $35.00 If A.C. Grayling’s The History of Philosophy were a river, it would be shallow with a... Read More
The Humanist Dilemma: Is It Offensive to Return an Offensive Gift?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Humanist Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Humanist Dilemma). All... Read More
The Comics Section: Religious Scholars and Senate Rules
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!