An older article, but one worth revisiting. Emotions: A Humanist Perspective – by Jone Johnson Lewis (substack.com)
Renewal, Repentance, and Repair
A humanist looks at repentance and repair. The new year is a time for soul-searching – even if you don’t believe in the soul as some kind of separate entity, we can understand that word and idea in terms of our inner best self – a metaphor like heart and mind for quality of existence.
Beloved Community
When I’m despairing of how our groups or wider culture fail to live up to our own values, I find it worthwhile to get back to: what is our vision for how we DO want to live?
Women of Ethical Culture
Who were some of the women who contributed to the Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanist movement through its history? You might know the name Anna Garlin Spencer — but there are more!
10 Commandments, Post Religion
I had some fun with a chatbot using Artificial Intelligence to come up with some post-religion versions of a Ten …
A Robot’s Fairy Tale
I asked a chatbot to write two stories. First prompt was to write a fairy story about a boy in …
Lessons Learned
What I learned from Reuben Snake and Vickie Downey and their presentation, long ago now, on Native American Spirituality. Lessons …
What’s faith got to do with humanism?
Is faith an appropriate concept for those of us who call ourselves humanists? It certainly is for me: a faith …
The Immigrants
Reflections on immigrant roots, revised and updated. It used to be very simple to immigrate to the United States. And, …
What’s an Ethical Society For?
This is a piece that I’ve revised and rewritten many times over years. It’s specifically about my vision of what …
Forgiveness: An Ethical Approach to Reconciliation
This piece evolved over time. Felix Adler, founder of Ethical Culture, addressed the topic early. Don Montagna, then Leader of …
Democracy and Reason
Back in January, 2021, not long after an insurrection and inauguration, the American Ethical Union sponsored an All Society Platform …
Heart Humanism
I’ve moved some older articles from other places on the web to the Heart Humanism site. Archive – Heart Humanism …