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JOURNEYS TO HUMANISM | Seeking Marriage Counseling, Finding Humanism
Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Stephanie Parker Corbin,... Read More
We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too)
BOOK BY KATE COHEN DAVID R. GODINE, PUBLISHER, 2023 While reading Kate Cohen’s We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (And Maybe You Should Too), I found myself nodding. A lot. I also caught myself... Read More
A Course on Humanism for Everyday Life
What unfolds when intentional spaces are cultivated to explore the essence of humanity? How can we engage in an embodied humanism that embraces the diversity of experiences and complex histories to envision more ethical futures? For... Read More
Celebrate Humanism Anytime!
A few of the American Humanist Association’s incarcerated humanist members have recently called and written me asking about humanist holidays. One needed to include “observances” on a form required to start a humanist group at his... Read More
Threading the Freethought Lives of Hitchens and Sagan
“Humans have limitations, and no one knows this better than scientists. But a multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of physics and... Read More
Kate Cohen Inspires Central Florida Freethought Community with We of Little Faith
When Washington Post columnist and author Kate Cohen became a mother, more than twenty years ago, she decided she would not lie to her children. And her latest book is a reflection of that journey. Kate... Read More
Support the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
The American Humanist Association is proud to express staunch support for the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (H.R. 782), sponsored by Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) and endorsed by the nation’s top sexual and reproductive... Read More
Empowering Science to Understand our Connected Human Family
Most people who know me, know that since 1968, I have been enamored with the film, The Planet of the Apes. I saw the film as a child thanks to my father. The movie’s multiple themes... Read More
Staff Picks: Our Favorite Banned & Challenged Books
Banned Books Week this year is October 1-7. The annual event, managed by the American Library Association (ALA), “highlights the value of free and open expression.” The week is designed to bring national attention to the... Read More
Why Be Creative? A Meditation on Climate Change
I am often asked about being an artist or a poet by people. I can see that if I said that I am a lion tamer, or a space walker for NASA, people would know that... Read More