Humanism at The Chautauqua Institution
The Chautauqua Assembly was established in 1874 by two Methodists as a teaching camp for Sunday school teachers. Other Protestant denominations joined in (Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Baptist) and, in 1878, formed the Chautauqua Literary... Read More
From God Is to God Is a Concept
The earliest memories of my childhood, growing up in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia (I was born in 1977), encompassed two institutions: my nuclear family and the Black Baptist Church. Belief in an all-mighty, powerful, and merciful... Read More
Take Action: Register, Lead, Vote Early
The American Humanist Association (AHA) is excited to announce multiple separate and nonpartisan efforts that you can directly get involved in related to voting and voter registration. We’re proud to partner with organizations that have... Read More
Youth Deserve Safe, Inclusive Schools
Making investments in child safety, education, and mental well-being in a way that is based on science and reason has long been understood as a priority for humanists. Historically, the American Humanist Association (AHA) has... Read More
Commentary: Religion in Foreign Policy
Problems usually arise when a country applies religion to its foreign policy. United States foreign policy should always be secular. At the same time, we should learn about the religious and cultural beliefs of people... Read More
An Ode to Charles Darwin
In his lifetime, Charles Darwin wrote and revised a total of nineteen books. Essentially, he produced a new work or significantly updated text every two to three years. Starting in 1839 and ending in 1881,... Read More
GO Humanity: Creating the Infrastructure for Human Responsibility
At its core, humanism is a philosophy of human responsibility. Humanists understand that humanity is just a tiny blip of precious life in an incomprehensibly large universe that is indifferent to our survival. If we... Read More