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Tag: Humanism

Death and the Secular Humanist

Death and the Secular Humanist

Posted on November 13, 2018January 9, 2019 by Wendy Webber
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground (1825) My dad died in January. It was pretty unexpected. He was too young, we were very close, and this death is the f... Read More
What is Proselytism to Interfaith?

What is Proselytism to Interfaith?

Posted on November 6, 2018November 10, 2018 by Wendy Webber
Recently, a couple tried to convert me to their religion—not an uncommon experience as a secular humanist. Proselytism is a topic I have spent a lot of time meditating on, as it’s one of the harde... Read More
Turning Hope into Action

Turning Hope into Action

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Wendy Webber
Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m an optimist or a pessimist. Almost daily I am disappointed in humanity. I also am witness to acts of love and empathy that give me faith in humanity on a daily basis.... Read More
When a Humanist Is Asked to Pray

When a Humanist Is Asked to Pray

Posted on April 24, 2017September 28, 2017 by Wendy Webber
In Ghana it is customary to start and end every meeting with a prayer. What kind of meeting doesn’t matter: PTA meeting, building project meeting, NGO planning meeting–they all start and end w... Read More
Hope is an Action

Hope is an Action

Posted on January 28, 2016January 27, 2016 by Esther Boyd
“They gave Pandora a box. Prometheus begged her not to open it. She opened it. Every evil to which human flesh is heir came out of it. The last thing to come out of the box was hope. It flew awa... Read More
“Right View” and Interfaith Dialogue

“Right View” and Interfaith Dialogue

Posted on September 3, 2015September 7, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
One “fold” on the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path toward enlightenment is Right View. “Right view” is the skill of dissolving interpretations in favor of drawing closer to the reality of the wor... Read More
“Stand together yet not too near together”: How Interfaith Dialogue Teaches Participants to Value Diversity

“Stand together yet not too near together”: How Interfaith Dialogue Teaches Participants to Value Diversity

Posted on August 31, 2015May 31, 2016 by Jenn Lindsay
“Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart... Read More
The Mechanics of Personal Transformation via Interfaith Dialogue

The Mechanics of Personal Transformation via Interfaith Dialogue

Posted on August 25, 2015August 26, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
My research on interfaith dialogue is driven by questions about people’s individual capacities for transformation and cohabitation with other humans. In previous articles (here and here) I demonstra... Read More
Humanism, Race, and Why NonHumanists Should Care

Humanism, Race, and Why NonHumanists Should Care

Posted on August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 by Wendy Webber
I am a white, female, humanist writing today about what I have seen and heard about the racial climate in humanism (and its relatives: atheism, skepticism, freethought, etc.). “Racial climate” all... Read More
On Taking a Selfie with Pope Francis

On Taking a Selfie with Pope Francis

Posted on July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
Recently I attended an audience with Pope Francis with the International Council of Christians and Jews. It was my second audience, as I had also gained access to the Vatican’s elaborate reception r... Read More
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