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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #10: Secular
Humanism |
| Definitions
of Humanism. (from American Humanist Association) |
| The
Humanist Institute |
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Free Inquiry
magazine (information on publication from
secularhumanism.org) |
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The
New Humanist ("quarterly magazine of culture and science,
published since 1885...by the Rationalist Association") |
| Secular
Humanism (links to many articles) |
| The
Secular Web (a non-profit promising "a drop of reason in a pool
of confusion") |
| Unitarian
Universalist (UU) Principles |
| National
Secular Society (British group) |
| Council
for Secular Humanism |
| Progressive
Humanism (group promoting “a
new approach to humanist philosophy”) |
| Freedom
from Religion Foundation (protecting the constitutional principle of
separation of church & state) |
| The Perimeter of Ignorance Scientists face a choice: invoke a deity or continue the quest for knowledge by Neil degrase Tyson
(essay from Natural History website) |
| Putting
chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars by
Michelle Boorstein (from The Washington Post March 28 2024)
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| Why
this chaplain sees her atheism as a gift (NPR story August 20
2023)
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| Magisteria--Entangled
Histories of Science and Religion by
Nicholas Spencer (book review from The Economist March 18 2023)
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| Opinion:
The case for a new kind of atheism by Zeeshan Aleem (on MSNBC Aug 1 2022) |
| Catholicism:
Losing their religion—Latin America is Becoming More Secular
(report from The Economist April 16 2022) |
| “Was
Donald Trump America's First Atheist President?” By Ben Pryor (from Newsweek March 8 2022) |
|
Enlightenment
Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by
Steven Pinker (book review by William Davies in The Guardian Feb 2018) |
| “Humanism
and Sustainable Development” by Marc D. Davidson (in Worldviews:
Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology Nov
24 2021) |
| The
Opposite of Hate by Sally Kohn – A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity (more
about this 2018 book from Amazon) |
| "In
‘The Retreat of Western Liberalism’ How Democracy Is Defeating Itself"
by M. Kakutani (June 19 2017 NY Times book review) |
| Homo
Sapiens—A Brief History of Humankind
by Y. Harari (book review by Galen Strawson on The
Guardian September 11 2014) |
| Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
(Mar 16 2012 NY Times book review by David Brooks of this book) |
| The
Good Book: A Humanist Bible by A.C. Grayling (book review by Marjorie
Kehe in April 15 2011 CSM) |
| The Portable Atheist ed. by Christopher Hitchens
(read excerpts of this 2007 book at Google Books) |
| Beyond
Reductionism: Reinventing the Sacred by Stuart Kauffman (2006 essay by
systems biology scientist, posted on The Edge website) |
| Freethinkers:
A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby (read
excerpts of 2005 book at Google Books) |
| The
Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World, by Owen J. Flanagan
(more about this 2007 book) |
| Humanist
Manifestos I & II |
| Progressive
Humanism (website promises "a new approach to humanist
philosophy") |
| Civic
Humanism |
| Core
Principles of Secular Humanism, by V. Gunasekara (12 fundamental
principles stated and examined) |
| Secular
Humanism -- A Survey, by Stephen Weldon |
| Humanist
Association of Canada |
| British
Humanist Association |
| Humanism
and New Age Thinking (links to many articles related to this topic) |
| Ten Classics in Humanist Cinema
by Nick Farrantello (from The Humanist July 2011) |
| The
Human Condition, by Kenneth Collier (2007 essay from UU
perspective) |
| The
Virtues of Asian Humanism, by Nick Gier |
| A
Christian Critique of the book Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism by
Paul Kurtz |
| Secular
Humanism (an anti-humanistic, Biblical perspective) |
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| "There
are now as many Americans who claim no religion as there are evangelicals
and Catholics a survey finds" By
Neil Monahan and Saeed Ahmed (April 13 2019 CNN report)
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| "Religion
and Politics: Preach to Me" (report on USA polling research from The
Economist Oct 25 2014) |
| "Human
Body Distinguishes Between 'Hedonic' and 'Eudaimonic' Happiness on
Molecular Level" by Tamara Kemsley (July 30 2013 report) |
| "Religion in Public Life--Reading Dawkins in a
Cabin" (article re atheists' complaints about free Bibles, in The
Economist June 1 2013) |
| "The
Blessings of Atheism" by Susan Jacoby (oped piece in NY Times
Jan 5 2013) |
| "Deepak
Chopra's God 2.0" by Michael Shermer (blasting New Age quantum
flapdoodle rendition of God) |
| "Are
Spiritual Encounters All in Your Head? by Barbara Hagerty (part of
five part series on NPR, May 2009) |
| Evolution,
Religion, Schizophrenia, and the Schizotypal Personality (90
minute lecture by Stanford's Robert Sapolsky) |
| Science,
Psychology, and Spirituality by Khalid Sohail (2006
article) |
| The
God Who Wasn't There (website for 2005 documentary film written by
Brian Flemming) |
| The
End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason, by Sam Harris (read
portions on Google books) |
| The
God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins (book review of 2006 book) |
| The
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason |
| God
is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, by Christopher Hitchens (excerpts
from this 2007 book) |
| Irreligion,
by John Allen Paulos (book in which "a
mathematician explains why the arguments for God just don't add up") |
| Atheist
Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Michael Onfray
(read excerpts at Google Books) |
| "Sunday
School for Atheists," by Jennie L. St. John (article in Time
December 3 2007) |
| Atheist
Universe by David Mills (author's website for this book) |
| answers
to "Why I am a Secular Humanist?" by several prominent people |
| Reason
and Reverence, by William R. Murry (excerpt from book promoting
humanistic religious naturalism) |
| quotes
related to humanity |
| quotes
related to humility |
| quotes
about human nature |