The Reception of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Historical British Periodical Perspectives (Part Two)
In the previous article, we asked the question if Darwin’s theory actually produced a crisis of faith within evangelical communities in England when they were first published. Scholars have asserted that after the publication of... Read More
The Reception of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Historical British Periodical Perspectives (Part One)
The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859 might aptly be described as a “revolution of evolution,” as it was an integral part of a larger debate. The scientific and religious... Read More
Paul Krugman and the Elephant in the Room The “liberal conscience” may be alive, but the progressive movement isn’t
Remember hope? And change? For those who still thought rational, fact-based, human-centered, progressive public policy was within reach, 2014 was the year that the realities of the U.S. political landscape became undeniable: progressivism is not... Read More
Getting Humanism Right-Side Up A Reality-Based “Mattering Map” and Alternative Humanist Manifesto
WHAT IS HUMANISM? Some say it’s a godless worldview, a philosophy free of supernaturalism. But humanism is both more and less than that. More, because it is about affirming what we do believe, not just... Read More
BOOK EXCERPT: “The Boomer Factor” from Fighting Back the Right
"If boomers had marched for peace or civil rights (and bear in mind that many didn’t), those days of saving the world were over—now they would save themselves." THE POST-1980 STRATEGY of opposing the... Read More
How to Achieve Equality? Talk to Your Members of Congress!
Congressman Barney Frank represented Massachusetts’ 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives for thirty-six consecutive years (1981-2013) and chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007-2011. Known as a fierce defender of civil rights... Read More
What I Like about the Expansion of the Humanist Movement
Natalie Angier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a bestselling author of four books. She graduated from Barnard College with honors in both English and science (physics and astronomy). Angier first worked as a reporter... Read More