Freethought Across the Centuries: Toward a New Age of Enlightenment

Larue, Gerald A.

Humanist Press

To tell the story of the document that crystallized the principles and ideals of contemporary humanism is to tell the story of the origins of the humanist movement itself. Conceived from a convergence of freethought and religious liberalism at the end of the nineteenth century, born out of the global upheaval of World War I, nourished by the cultural revolutions of the 1920s, modern humanism came of age in 1933 with the publication of "A Humanist Manifesto." This statement of fifteen affirmations on cosmology, biological and cultural evolution, human nature, epistemology, ethics, religion, self-fulfillment, and the quest for freedom and social justice explicitly delineated the leading ideas and aspirations of its era. Changing times, however, brought new challenges - the rise of fascism, World War II, the spread of communism, the Cold War - with consequent calls to revise or replace the manifesto. These appeals, too, make up part of the early history of the humanist philosophy and the people who fostered its development. The genesis of a Humanist Manifesto is therefore a chronicle of American humanism through the first half of the twentieth century, told by one of the people most responsible for its historic unfoldment.

The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto

Edwin H. Wilson

Released by Humanist Press in its degenderized eighth edition, this powerful book is the definitive study of the history and growth of the humanist movement in North America. Renowned philosopher and activist Corliss Lamont offers a vigorous argument for humanism and provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today's complex world. This version of The Philosophy of Humanism is the Eighth Edition, Revised 1997 (First Printing, April 1997; Second Printing, March 2001) and was prepared by Half-Moon Foundation, Inc. The Philosophy of Humanism was originally published in 1949 as Humanism as a Philosophy.

The Philosophy of Humanism

Politics & Social Sciences

Corliss Lamont

Philosophy

Confronting Church and State: Memoirs of an Activist

John M. Swomley

Nowhere else in the United States is there available a book like this. While there have been technical studies of humanism in the past, never before has there been such an authoritative, popular treatment of the whole field. It is for the 20% of the population who no longer receive satisfaction from traditional religions and technical philosophies. A much-needed resource for people who have independently come to an alternative to religious faith--whether they call themselves humanists or not.

Humanism As the Next Step

Morain, Lloyd

Timely and Timeless is a 251-page anthology of the pulpit and radio addresses of one of the most influential leaders and exponents of twentieth-century humanism and Unitarian Universalism, one of the original signers of Humanist Manifesto I, and the second president of the American Humanist Association.

Timely and Timeless: The Wisdom of E. Burdette Backus

Edwin Burdette Backus

American Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen. Basic Principles.

Robert, Grant

Information about the practice of Humanism.

Humanism as the Next Step

Mary Morain Lloyd Morain

He s done it again! George Erickson pilot, bricklayer, philanthropist, dentist, welder and best-selling author of True North, Back to the Barrens: On the Wing with da Vinci and Friends, and Time Traveling with Science and the Saints returns with Eyes Wide Open, a semi-autobiographical anthology of new and published fiction and non-fiction. With stories like Working Girl, Crystals Lite, and the Minnesota Trapper, he addresses the human condition, and with op-eds like Glenn Beck Where Were You?, Why Horses Laugh, and Single-Payer Now! he speaks truth to power while drawing on experts from Plato to George Carlin. Erickson delves into the heart and mind, exploring both with the same curiosity and sense of adventure he brings to his world travels. He navigates the gray waters of social consciousness with the precision of a pilot. Immigration, religion, politics, nature, love nothing is beyond consideration. From I-35 to the limitless night sky, he observes the quirks of our culture, the hypocrisy of our institutions and our hopes for the future while rejoicing in the beauty of the planet. Eyes Wide Open is an invitation into his home, his childhood and his wilderness, bringing the warmth and familiarity of an old friend - a friend who never fails to make you laugh, allows you to cry and leaves you with the greatest gift of all: thought.

Eyes Wide Open

Humor & Entertainment

George Erickson

Humor

Why Was I Born?

Lyle L. Simpson

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