Humanism—the not so radical idea that you can be good without a god—doesn’t particularly sound like the next big subversive development in politics today. But with their numbers rapidly growing, ...

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Humanism used to be a good subject for parlor and dinner table discussions. Few people knew what it actually was or ‘ where literary Humanism left off and religious Humanism began. Nor did Humanism’s ...

Because it can be difficult to define one's worldview, I want to explore a particular term: non-denominational. In any context when you don't know the exact terminology, it's tricky figuring out how ...

In times of loss, change or other challenges, chaplains can listen, provide comfort and discuss spiritual needs. These spiritual caregivers can be found working in hospitals, universities, prisons and ...

Many people think of atheists or secular humanists as hot-headed curmudgeons who do nothing but sit around mocking religious people and deconstructing arguments for the existence of God. Others ...

Near the start of her account of humanism, Sarah Bakewell draws an important distinction. Anti-humanists, she writes, despise the material world and seek either to escape it using religion or remake ...

What is conservatism? That is a good question, one that has been answered in many ways: a defense of the status quo, or of tradition; gradualism in politics; a preference for order over change; an ...

If you've already read most of the Bible, you might want to mix things up a bit by reading A.C. Grayling's version called "The Good Book: A Humanist Bible." Grayling, a British academic, edited an ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal prisoners who identify as humanist can now celebrate Darwin Day and get accommodations typically afforded to those inmates who believe in a deity. The federal Bureau of ...

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