Do humanists know anything? Do they even want to? Academics in the humanities often try to distance themselves from the notion that they are engaged in the production of knowledge. Consider, for ...

Heckman: There is a common misunderstanding of "non-denominational," and many reasons behind that. Here's what it actually means.

Humanists, it is unlikely that you are experiencing a surfeit of praise and appreciation in your professional life. In fact, you are probably hearing from a few vocal naysayers who are slowly eroding ...

A few months ago, a group called Humanists International updated their "defining statement of World Humanism." Though they explicitly state that the statement "is not a creed," it is -- and it ...

On April 12, the psychologist Steven Pinker and the psychobiologist Bertha Madras announced in the Boston Globe the formation of the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard (CAFH), a faculty-led ...

The American Humanist Association has launched a $40,000 ad campaign to generate interest in their non-religious cause. The campaign will run Washington, D.C. bus advertisements which read “Why ...

Secular Humanism is an alternative to a religious worldview. It is based on ethics, empiricism, and humane living.

Photo courtesy Columbia University Some of the work for humanist college chaplains is talking to students who are leaving a religious tradition behind.

Whether you are religious or atheist, we all struggle with our inability to trust in one another, writes former chaplain Norris Burkes.

Why Do Humanists Think They Can Save the Planet? A literary scholar tackles global warming, with predictably dubious results.

Heckman: There is a common misunderstanding of "non-denominational," and many reasons behind that. Here's what it actually means.