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
Religion, Humanism, and a Boy/Man in the Middle
Editor’s note: The following essay, written by a high school student, is fictional, however according to the author is closely bound to actual feelings and experiences. See all of our 2013 Humanist Essay Contest winners... Read More
Savage Humanist
When I look at the list of all the amazing people who’ve been the Humanist of the Year—people like Jonas Salk, Barbara Ehrenreich, PZ Myers, and Richard Dawkins—and then I see my name on top... Read More
Laboring in the Atheistical Vineyards
Thank you so much for this wonderful award. I’m just thrilled to be among so many like-minded humanistic people. I do want to say one thing, though: I’m not a heroine. I was given a... Read More
Firebrands, Diplomats, and Bedfellows What Humanists Can Learn from the LGBT Movement
Greta Christina is a widely read atheist blogger, speaker, and freelance writer. In addition to her “Fierce Humanism” column in the Humanist, she regularly contributes to Free Inquiry and Alternet, and her writing has appeared... Read More
Silver Lining in the Big Tent What a Humanist Future Can Mean
Carl Coon graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and promptly joined the U.S. Foreign Service. He spent the next thirty-seven years in a variety of posts stretching from Morocco to Nepal, serving as ambassador to... Read More
For Saying It The Humanist Interview with Dan Savage, 2013 Humanist of the Year
Dan Savage gets in trouble for saying things. For saying that monogamy isn’t a requirement for a healthy marriage, that postponing coming out can be the right choice, and that not all gay people are... Read More