Charles Murn
Posts by Charles Murn (page 2)
The Power of Humanist Organizing in Germany: An Interview with Frieder Otto Wolf
DR. FRIEDER OTTO WOLF is the president of Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (HVD), the national association of German humanists. He is also honorary professor in... Read More
Concrete Economics: The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
BOOK BY STEPHEN S. COHEN AND J. BRADFORD DELONG HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS, 2016 240 PP.; $28.00 Concrete Economics: The Hamilton Approach to Economic... Read More
Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression
Hector A. Garcia’s new book, Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression, successfully draws parallels between violence in human evolution and in... Read More
And Justice for Nones
In his first inaugural address, President Barack Obama famously included nonbelievers among those who are dutiful citizens of this nation. But while one in... Read More
Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Some humanists endorse the ancient notion that a wise guy invented religion with an omniscient god so that people, who might otherwise do bad... Read More
Religion Without God
Ronald Dworkin’s last book, Religion Without God, is simultaneously a blast from the past and a sign of the times. He claims to be... Read More
Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism
The knowledge we’ve gleaned from science has shrunk the remaining possible realm of deities to the infinitesimal. Religionists have responded by arguing that omnipotent... Read More