Symbols: We Use Them, They Use Us
What do we do when we don’t have symbols?
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Religious Naturalism: It to I: part two
Exploring I/Thou, I/It, and I & I.
Religious Naturalism: It to I: part one
If the burned-over summer of 2023 has taught us anything, surely it is that we human beings need to start loving the earth more. Or else.
Humanism in Seven Points
The seven central concerns of Humanism
R. W. Emerson and Cancel Culture
Emerson cancelled himself.
Panaceas, Utopias, and Humanism
Humanism stays relevant despite a pedigree that goes back millennia. Why?
Yes, Theology is Anthropology But . . .
Most definitions of “self” that I have seen define the term as something about “essential being.” What we call the self is a human being’s essence.
Speaking of that Loving Your Neighbor Thing
Who is a neighbor?
Magpie Meaning Makers
If the search is for truth or Truth, the most sensible thing to do is search as many places as possible, right? You might think so. Yet how many people walk to particular drawers, pull them out, and only search for truth in one drawer. A drawer marked “Christianity” for instance. Or “Protestant Christianity.” Or “It’s All Metaphor Christianity.” And… Read More »Magpie Meaning Makers
Your Covenant with Nature
The central concept in Humanism is that human beings can solve human problems.