The Annual Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism is presented at Harvard University each year by the Harvard Secular Society on behalf of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and the American Humanist Association. Selected by a committee of 20-30 … Continue reading
How do Humanists explain themselves to non-Humanists? According to organizational expert and author John Sias, if Humanism wants to grow, it needs to offer ready, accurate answers to the questions of curious non-Humanists. His next book will do just that — but first it needs your input! Continue reading
Jeffrey Falick, the Atheist Rabbi, reviews Alain de Botton’s controversial recent book “Religion for Atheists”. Continue reading
Asst. Humanist Chaplain John Figdor reflects on the progress of the Atheist/Humanist/Non-theist movement over the past ten years. He argues that investment in student groups and greater collaboration between Humanist/Atheist/Non-theist organisations have improved gender balance, given the atheist movement new life in the form of thousands of student Atheist/Humanist group leaders, and offers suggestions on how Atheists and Humanists can express their enthusiasm for Atheism/Humanism. Continue reading
You may know that the Humanist Chaplaincy sponsors a meditation group. You’ll know a lot more about it if you listen to the Secular Buddhist podcast’s episode on The New Humanism. Secular Buddhism, like Humanistic Judaism, takes what is best … Continue reading
On a day created to mark what has been a terrible scourge in the gay community, we were able to bring together two brilliant artists to exemplify why Humanists still have hope in the face of AIDS and homophobia. Watch footage of the extraordinary concert and conversation here. Continue reading
In this blog post, I want to talk about the story of us. The archive of humanity. Imagine our whole human history as a room full of file cabinets. Every single human attempt at the search for truth, meaning and explanation is contained within this room. Pages and pages of recorded feelings, stories and thoughts are piled away in the most disorganized system in the universe. It is chaos. Continue reading
When asked what we believe, too many Humanists say “nothing.” This, of course, is completely untrue. By claiming our Humanist identity, we can spread awareness about Humanist values and open the door for people to discover and embrace our life stance. Continue reading
The much-awaited debate between PZ Myers and Harvard Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein, entitled “How Should the Atheist Movement Talk About Religion?” took place this past Sunday, hosted by Ask an Atheist. Both Myers and Epstein argued that a sensitive balance is required between stringent criticism of damaging religious beliefs and practices and a concern for people. Continue reading
Beginning with the humanist philosophy of Mordecai Kaplan, Rabbi Jeffrey Falick continues his story of transformation from Reform rabbinical student to “The Atheist Rabbi” in part II of his introductory post. Continue reading
