Beyond European Colonialism: An Interview with Jé Hooper and David Breeden
JÉ EXODUS HOOPER AND REV. DR. DAVID BREEDEN presented together at the American Humanist Association’s 79th Annual Conference, “Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism,” on August 8, 2020. Their discussion examined the European... Read More
A Payout for All Their Houses The calamity of clandestine church bailouts during a pandemic
THE ADMINISTRATION of President Donald Trump has failed to halt the spread of the coronavirus or come to the aid of Americans falling ill from COVID-19 or suffering financially due to the widespread impact of... Read More
Racist Too Long: Measuring White Christianity An Interview with Robert P. Jones
THE ELECTION OF DONALD J. TRUMP as president of the United States brought to the forefront a politicized form of Christianity that combines white evangelicalism, white nationalism, and the prosperity gospel. However, as CEO and... Read More
Meeting the Scourge: COVID-19 Responsibility, Ethics, and Morality
“BUBONIC PLAGUE is the inescapable reference point in any discussion of infectious diseases and their impact on society,” writes Yale University History Professor Frank M. Snowden in his 2019 book, Epidemics and Society from the... Read More
What a Tiny Virus Can Teach Us Deep Truths Unearthed by a Pandemic
"WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER." If a pandemic can be said to have a slogan, this was surely it. Please, don’t take my word for it. Let’s ask Google. As a search term, “together” drifted... Read More
Beyond the Battlefield Moral Injuries and the Pandemic
Research in America is parsing the depths of psychological trauma, revealing invisible injuries beyond the traditional diagnosis of PTSD. This has important applications for healthcare workers caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid myriad tragic... Read More
He Isn’t Big on Reform, He’s Big on Change: The Humanist Interview with Ashton Woods
Ashton Woods is a New Orleans native who has called Houston, Texas, home since 2005. In addition to his focus on holding law enforcement and public officials accountable to the citizens of his city and... Read More