Humanism used to be a good subject for parlor and dinner table discussions. Few people knew what it actually was or ‘ where literary Humanism left off and religious Humanism began. Nor did Humanism’s ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) is a blog series featuring representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This ...

(The Conversation) — As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains – but they are prepared to offer spiritual care regardless of a patient’s beliefs. (The Conversation) — ...

Religion has framed and shaped much of human culture. The belief that there are supernatural forces or powerful deities pervading nature, or the proposition that a supreme Creator God rules the ...

One of the 20th century’s more fashionable agnostic creeds is “scientific humanism.” That creed is not without its heresies, and in last week’s humanistic New Statesman and Nation, competitors matched ...

Non-religious people are not an organised group of people but a diverse mix, with a wide variety of beliefs, values and ways of looking at the world. For that reason, it is hard to talk about ...

Is technology a religion, a godlike system promising salvation and threatening of damnation? Yes, says Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, in his ...

Robin Shulman BOSTON — They are not religious, so they don't go to church. But they are searching for values and rituals with which to raise their children, as well as a community of like-minded ...

No paywalls here. Thanks to you. As an independent nonprofit, RNS believes everyone should have access to coverage of religion that is fair, thoughtful and inclusive. That's why you will never hit a ...

In times of loss, change or other challenges, chaplains can listen, provide comfort and discuss spiritual needs. Thesespiritual caregivers can be found workingin hospitals, universities, prisons and ...