Representation Matters: Political Participation and Empowerment
This article is adapted from a panel discussion hosted at the 81st Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association in July 2022. Ron Millar, Political and PAC Coordinator at the Center for Freethought Equality (an... Read More
Humanist Chaplaincies: Creating a Space for Students
This article is adapted from a session presented at the 81st Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association in July 2022. My goal is to present a roadmap to explore what humanist chaplaincy means in... Read More
Vonnegut and Jefferson and Jesus
WE ARE NEARING another Indendence Day, for which much of the credit goes to Thomas Jefferson, a progenitor of modern American democracy. A bit farther away is another occasion worth noting. This November 11 marks... Read More
Conquering Secular and Skeptical White Supremacy in America
“If you are a white person, and you are not willing to interrogate your white privilege, your white entitlement, and your investments in legacies of white apartheid and white supremacy, you cannot rightfully claim to... Read More
Journeys to Humanism
This issue explores a variety of paths that people travel to find their way to humanism. The path for each person is different, and yet, they share a desire to find meaning and an ethical... Read More
Faith in Oneself: Towards a Black Humanist Buddhism
One of the most distinguishing traits of Black American culture is our near-universal experience of being a “churched” people. Nearly eighty percent of us identify as Christians, and two percent of our total population are... Read More
Humanism Compels Me to Do Good
I was born and raised in a small Illinois town with a population of 1,400. There were no chain stores or restaurants, no stop lights—but nine churches. Everybody went to church. I went to what... Read More