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Category Archives: Religion & Secularism

A Reflection on Faith from an Unbeliever: Assemblies of God in the US & Northern Ghana

November 23, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Jude Lane Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I was raised in the Assemblies of God church a denomination begun in my home state of Arkansas. I even went to an Assemblies of […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Religion & Secularism

The Humanitarian Atheist

October 11, 2016by Humanist Service Corps Leave a comment

By Warren Alan Tidwell Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I am an atheist. There I said it. More accurately, I am a secular humanist. This description doesn’t mean a lot to many people, […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Humanist Service Corp Blog, Religion & Secularism

Why Baseball is like Humanism

August 4, 2016by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

By Tarikul Islam (New York University) This past semester I audited a popular NYU class called Baseball as a Road to God. The course used classic literatures to connect baseball […]

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Religion & Secularism

Neo-humanism and PROUT: Alternative Pedagogy

May 31, 2016by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

by Milly Sil, Rutgers University Neohumanism will give new inspiration and provide a new interpretation for the very concept of human existence. It will help people understand that human beings, […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Religion & Secularism

A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground: Imagining a Humanist Approach to Prayer

May 16, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 2 Comments

By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer “There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground”- Rumi To some extent I envy religious people. A careful reading of a Braver […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Religion & Secularism

Audio Hawk 2: From Colloquy to Hip Hop Sanctuary to Sound Circle- Using Music as a Spiritual and Ethical Tool

March 17, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Missed a lot of church, so this music is our Confessional. OutKast (Aquemini) About four years ago I stepped into the Ethical Humanist Society of […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Humanism as a Way of Life: Lalon Fakir & the Baul Tradition of Bengal

February 10, 2016by Guest Contributor 8 Comments

By Milly Sil At Rutgers University India is a country possessing rich cultural heritage and folk music has been an integral part of her culture. However, the folk singers of […]

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Art & Literature, Religion & Secularism

Secular is Insufficient – How HSC Differs from the Peace Corps

January 22, 2016by Humanist Service Corps 8 Comments

By Conor Robinson Humanist Service Corps Program Coordinator Recently, Hemant Mehta interviewed me about the Humanist Service Corps for his Friendly Atheist blog. Check out the piece if you haven’t […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Religion & Secularism

Television to the Rescue: Secularism, Islam, and TV in Modern Bangladesh

November 3, 2015by Guest Contributor 4 Comments

By Tarikul Islam (New York University) I love watching movies – I know, a shocker, right? Recently, I found out that a Bangladeshi film closed at the prestigious Busan International […]

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Book & Movie Reviews, Religion & Secularism

Lessons and Themes from Common Ground 2015

October 23, 2015by Leo Kozachkov Leave a comment

The collective IQ at Common Ground 2015 is higher than average—and the attendants seem to know it. Bouncing off the walls of College Ave’s spacious Student Center, one hears conversations […]

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Blog News & Events, Religion & Secularism

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