EXCERPT: A Religion Called Love
Adored by her twenty young students, Kathryn James is a young kindergarten teacher whose good intentions were never meant to be controversial—yet controversy follows... Read More
The Faith of Christopher Hitchens: The Restless Soul of the World’s Most Notorious Atheist
BOOK BY LARRY A. TAUNTON THOMAS NELSON, 2016 224 PP.; $24.99 (KINDLE $12.99) What would it take to convince you that prolific atheist Christopher... Read More
Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age
BOOK BY KATHERINE OZMENT HARPER WAVE, 2016 320 PP.; $25.99 With ample statistics, concise historical references, and reliance on social research, Katherine Ozment sets... Read More
The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life
BOOK BY GRETA CHRISTINA PITCHSTONE PUBLISHING, 2016 223 PP.; $14.95 (KINDLE $7.99) Greta Christina is a widely known atheist who has written extensively for... Read More
Pressure from Religious Nations Checks UN Action for Human Rights
In a world where religious faith seems to be losing its grip on the policies and politics of our time, it appears that those... Read More
Humanists Celebrate Major Victory for Reproductive Rights
Today I attended the rally outside of the US Supreme Court in anticipation of the decision on Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the most significant... Read More
Book Review: Zero K by Don DeLillo
The unrelenting theme of Don DeLillo’s literary corpus has been life after death—in particular, the theories of life people develop in reaction to the... Read More
What Made the 75th Annual AHA Conference So Important to Me
It’s now been one month since the American Humanist Association held its 75th Annual Conference in Chicago. Having reflected on the experience—this was my... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: No, You Don’t Have to Stand for the Pledge
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More
Celebrating Fifty Years of Humanism in Star Trek
It feels like we live in a world where movies and shows keep getting darker. It’s a pop culture where viewers tune in for... Read More