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

If you were in the lobby of a certain Midwest university’s student center on a cold evening in January 2005, waiting for the bus to take you downtown, you would see a wide-eyed eighteen-year-old standing... Read More

When you are a humanist from a religious family, the issue of abortion rights and reproductive healthcare can be a deeply divisive one. In today’s What Would a Humanist Do? column, an American Humanist Association... Read More

This article is reprinted from the blog Deep Calls I stopped in a church parking lot and got off the motorcycle to stretch my legs and get my bearings. A car pulled up beside me... Read More

Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to excavate the stories of some pioneering humanist women who paved the way for those to come, fighting for a vast range of causes with ethics rooted in rationalism... Read More

This article is the third in a series marking Black History Month that will include profiles of current and historical Black humanists and explorations of relevant issues. For Black History Month in 2012, African Americans... Read More

Unlike a traditional prayer, a humanist invocation does not call upon a supernatural entity as a guide. Instead, it motivates us to guide ourselves and others to live good lives in service to the general... Read More