The Religious Disneyfication of the Harlem Renaissance
To be African American in the 1920s was hard enough, to be a female author in the publishing industry somewhat more daunting, and to be one who held that religion perpetuated rather than combated the... Read More
A Short History of Evolution: Introduction
This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Click here to read Part 2. Are there answers to the eternal questions of what we are and how we came... Read More
Southern Atheist, Part 1 They pressured his kids at school. They threatened him at home. Then things got really ugly.
Editor’s Note: The names and locations have been altered to protect the identity of the author. This article is the first installment of the Southern Atheist series. Click to read part 2 & part 3.... Read More
2013 Humanist PHOTO CONTEST Winners
The Humanist magazine has traveled the globe! Check out the five best entries in our annual photo contest. 1st PLACE Members of the Pathfinders Project (a humanist service trip) take a break at the... Read More
An All-Natural Faith
Participating in the first Sunday Assembly in Washington, DC, this past November was a delightful and inspiring experience. My little talk in the midst of the fun and frivolity is adapted here, and I think... Read More
The Church of the Greater Solipsism
Much of the secular world has focused on problems of traditional organized authoritarian religion, but has had little concern for the equally problematic modern religious orientation toward the self. Religion for most is but a... Read More
The Oprah-Nyad Affair How Do Atheists Experience Wonder and Awe?
Atheists have one thing in common: they lack a belief in any god. But that commonality tells us very little about what they do believe and what they do experience in lieu of the divine.... Read More
