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Robots Bowling Alone |
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Christopher Hitchens |
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Why Do Supreme Court Justices Hide from Us? |
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Onward Secular Soldiers |
Katha Pollitt |
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Peter Singer |
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Grain |
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You, Walt Whitman |
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Van A. Harvey |
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Who Published the New Testament? |
David Trobisch |
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The (Almost) Perfect Fake and/or the Real Thing |
David Noel Freedman |
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Where’s the Evidence? How Albert Ellis Revolutionized Psychotherapy |
Bill Knaus, et al. |
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Leading Questions Living With Darwin: Evolution, Design, and the Future of Faith A Conversation with Philip Kitcher |
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Church-State Update |
Edd Doerr and Tom Flynn |
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Great Minds Lord Byron and the Demons of Calvinism |
Gary Sloan |
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Living Without Religion Reassuringly Rational: An Atheist Response to Fear |
Paula Kirby |
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God on Trial Deliver Us from Evil |
Barbara Smoker |
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Islam Watch The Significance of the Non-Muslim Evidence for Qur’anic Studies, Part 1 |
Ibn Warraq |
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Guest Commentary Ethical Humanism as a Religion for Today |
Khoren Arisian |
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Humanism and the Arts What Would Darwin Do? |
David N. Campbell |
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Katrina Voss |
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Infidel By Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
Ophelia Benson |
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What Is Secular Humanism? By Paul Kurtz |
William Harwood |
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Secularism and Secularity: Contemporary International Perspectives Edited by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar |
Tom Flynn |
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Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things By Madeleine L. Van Hecke |
Daniel M. Kane |
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Religion and the Human Prospect By Alexander Saxton |
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| Editorial | ||
| 4 | Multi-Secularism: The New Agenda | Paul Kurtz |
| Op-Ed | ||
| 13 | An Unbelievable Beginning (Part 1) | Richard Dawkins |
| 15 | Why the ‘A’ Word Won’t Go Away | Tom Flynn |
| 17 | The Duty of Dissent | David Koepsell |
| 18 | The Karamazov Principle | Christopher Hitchens |
| 20 | No More Cloning Around | Arthur Caplan |
| 21 | Should We Discuss Race and Intelligence? | Peter Singer |
| 23 | Christianizing America | Nat Hentoff |
| 25 | Pandering, Pretending, and the Law | Wendy Kaminer |
| 26 | Atheists Aren’t a Bad Lot | Dan Gardner |
| 27 | Clear Proof America Is Not a ‘Christian Nation’ | John Tomasin |
| 30 | Fairness Is a Minor Virtue | Tibor R. Machan |
| 31 | In Defense of Fairness | Paul Kurtz |
| Poems By Felicia Nimue Ackerman | ||
| 32 | Aunt Vera | |
| 52 | For N.T. | |
| Features | ||
| SCIENCE AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD | ||
| 33 | Science and the Islamic World: The Quest for Rapprochement | Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy |
| 41 | Humanism and Atheism in China | Paul Kurtz |
| 44 | Can We Survive? (Part 1) | Stephen Paley, George K. Oister, and Richard T. Hull |
| Departments | ||
| 9 | Leading Questions Humanism and Communicating Science: A Conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson |
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| 11 | Letters | |
| 48 | Church-State Update | Edd Doerr and Tom Flynn |
| 49 | Humanism and the Arts A.E. Housman: Poet, Scholar, Atheist |
Gary Sloan |
| 51 | God on Trial Buddhism: Blood and Enlightenment |
Joseph Grosso |
| 53 | Islam Watch The Significance of the Non-Muslim Evidence for Qur’anic Studies |
Ibn Warraq |
| Reviews | ||
| 61 | With God on Our Side By Michael L. Weinstein and Davin Seay |
Keith R. Taylor |
| 62 | Philosophers without Gods Edited by Louise Antony |
Jean Kazez |
| 64 | Nothing: Something to Believe In By Nica Lalli |
Ed Buckner |
| 65 | No Country for Old Men Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen |
Michael Ray Fitzgerald |
| Editorial | ||
| 4 | The Campaign for Secularism | FI Editors |
| 6 | America's Shame: Neglected Treaties | Paul Kurtz with Matt Cravatta |
| Op-Ed | ||
| 13 | An Unbelievable Beginning (Part 2) | Richard Dawkins |
| 15 | 'A' Dissent | Nathan Bupp |
| 17 | Pious Putin | Christopher Hitchens |
| 18 | Whales -- The Sacred Cows of the Sea? | Peter Singer |
| 20 | No Offense | Wendy Kaminer |
| 22 | Free Inquiry and the Unblinking Eye | Nat Hentoff |
| 24 | The Death of Conscience (Part 1) | Shadia B. Drury |
| Poems | ||
| 46 | Torture Nation | Patrick Fiore |
| 49 | The Point | Diane Furtney |
| Features | ||
| THE NEW CREATION STEWARDSHIP: Humanist and Christian Perspectives | ||
| 26 | Introduction | Tom Flynn |
| 28 | Denial and Its Risks | E.O. Wilson |
| 30 | Global Ecology and Godly Stewardship | P. Andrew Sandlin |
| 33 | Believers, Atheists, and Human Survival | Alexander Saxton |
| 37 | Can We Survive? The Changes Required to Deal Effectively with Global Warming (Part 2) | Stephen Paley, George K. Oister, Richard T. Hull |
| 44 | Nauvoo Polygamy: 'We Called It Celestial Marriage' | George D. Smith |
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| 9 | Leading Questions Should Science Be Seductive? An Interview with Lawrence Krauss |
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| 11 | Letters | |
| 47 | Church-State Update | Edd Doerr and Tom Flynn |
| 48 | It's Only Natural Naturalism Exposed |
John Shook |
| 50 | Church vs. State Church-State Separation for the Impoverished Imagination |
Shawn Dawson |
| 51 | Islam Watch The Significance of the Non-Muslim Evidence for Qura'anic Studies (Part 3) |
Ibn Warraq |
| Reviews | ||
| 56 | The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics and the Modern West By Mark Lilla |
Elaine Lynn |
| 57 | Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science By John G. West |
Massimo Pigliucci |
| 59 | Masters of Illusion: The Supreme Court and the Religion Clauses By Frank S. Ravitch |
Ronald A. Lindsay |
| 61 | Godly Republic: A Central Blueprint for America's Faith-Based Future By John J. DiIulio Jr. |
Rob Boston |
| Books In Brief | ||
| 60 | Science, Evolution and Creationism By The National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers By Gary Kowalski Who Decides: The Status of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States By NARAL Pro-Choice America Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terrorism By Michael Burleigh |
Edd Doerr |
| Editorial | ||
| 4 | Retake the Moral High Ground | FI Editors |
| 6 | The Papacy: Authority and Obedience | Paul Kurtz |
| 8 | New Opportunities for Secular Humanism | Paul Kurtz |
| 9 | Violence in America | Paul Kurtz |
| Op-Ed | ||
| 15 | Feeding Back | Tom Flynn |
| 17 | Churchianity ...or Is It? | Christopher Hitchens |
| 18 | When Is It Time to Let Go? | Peter Singer |
| 20 | The Truth about Altruism | Tibor R. Machan |
| 21 | The Death of Conscience (Part 2) | Shadia B. Drury |
| Poems | ||
| 49 | The Mask of Narcissus | Dennis Saleh |
| Features | ||
| A Tribute to Arthur C. Clarke | ||
| 23 | Introduction | Norm R. Allen Jr. |
| 24 | Ninetieth-Birthday Reflections | Sir Arthur C. Clarke |
| 26 | A Star Has Gone Out | Lou Anders |
| 29 | The Ideas of Arthur C. Clarke | George Zebrowki |
| 32 | Why Is There a Univers at All, Rather than Just Nothing (Part 1) | Adolf Grünbaum |
| 36 | The Secular Conscience | Austin Dacey |
| 41 | The Lost Rewards of the Spiritual Life | Julian Baggini |
| 44 | Evolutionary Humanism for a New Era | Lawrence Rifkin |
| Departments | ||
| 12 | Leading Questions The Stuff of Thought: An Interview with Steven Pinker |
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| 13 | Letters | |
| 47 | Church-State Update | Edd Doerr and Tom Flynn |
| 48 | Applied Ethics Healthcare for All Is a Human Right |
Peter Phillips |
| 50 | Humanistically Speaking Major Nuances in Population Control |
John A. Frantz |
| 52 | Faith and Reason Getting a Big Head about Evolution |
Katrina Voss |
| 54 | Humanism at Large A Christian Perspective in Support of Stem Cell Research and Cloning |
Edward King |
| Reviews | ||
| 55 | The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief Edited by Tom Flynn |
Peter Atkins |
| 56 | Stephen Hawking: A Biography By Kristine Larsen |
Stuart Jordan |
| 57 | Head and Heart: American Christianities By Garry Wills |
Edd Doerr |
| 59 | The Jesus Family Tomb By Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino |
George Zebrowski |
| Books In Brief | ||
| 60 | Science, Evolution and Creationism By The National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers By Gary Kowalski Who Decides: The Status of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States By NARAL Pro-Choice America Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terrorism By Michael Burleigh |
Edd Doerr |
| Editorial | ||
| 4 | From the Editors | FI Editors |
| 6 | The Ethics of Secularism | Paul Kurtz |
| Op-Ed | ||
| 14 | The Vatican's Long Game | Tom Flynn |
| 15 | A Savior for Them All? | Tom Flynn |
| 16 | Why Is Polygamy Illegal? | Wendy Kaminer |
| 18 | Israel at Sixty: Jewishness and Secularism | Christopher Hitchens |
| 19 | Benedict's Subversive Journey | Shadia B. Drury |
| 22 | The Real Problem in Embryo Research | Arthur Caplan |
| Poems | ||
| 41 | To Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz | David Park Musella |
| Features | ||
| Islamofascism: Fiction or Threat? | ||
| 23 | Introduction | Tom Flynn |
| 24 | Islamofascism Is a Gross Misnomer | Laurence W. Britt |
| 25 | Islamofascism Is an Apt Descriptor | Ibn Warraq |
| 29 | The New Pariahs: Atheists in the U.S. Military | Michael Dorian |
| 31 | Where Can God Act? A Look at Quantum Theology | Victor J. Stenger |
| 37 | Why Is There a Univers at All, Rathern Than Just Nothing? Part 2 | Adolf Grünbaum |
| 42 | A Short History of Secularism | Graeme Smith |
| 45 | Secular Humanism Comes to Romania | Remus Cernea |
| 47 | Secularism Perverted | Stephen Welch |
| Departments | ||
| 11 | Leading Questions |
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| 12 | Letters | |
| 49 | Church-State Update | Edd Doerr and Tom Flynn |
| 50 | Living Without Religion I Want (Not) to Believe |
Katrina Voss |
| 52 | The Good Life Refirement in Our Time |
Roy P. Fairfield |
| 53 | Humanism and Culture A Humanist in God's Country |
Jason Gersh |
| 56 | Humanism at Large Miracles |
Ralph Estling |
| Reviews | ||
| 57 | A Secular Age By Charles Taylor |
Austin Dacey |
| 59 | The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life |
Tom Flynn |
| 61 | Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Directed by Nathan Frankowski |
Edd Doerr |
| Editorial | ||
| 4 | From the Editors | FI Editors |
| 6 | The Progress of Humanism | Paul Kurtz |
| 9 | Humanist Manifesto II (1973, Abridged) | Paul Kurtz |
| Op-Ed | ||
| 15 | Of Golden Geese and Sacred Cows | Ron Lindsay |
| 16 | Flocking to Faith | Katha Pollitt |
| 18 | The Return of Indulgences | Christopher Hitchens |
| 19 | God and Suffering, Again | Peter Singer |
| 21 | Blue Laws Are Unjust and Unequal | Tibor R. Machan |
| 23 | The Death Helpers Brigade | Nat Hentoff |
| Poems | ||
| 45 | My Boyfriend Reports at the Drafting Location | Katerina Stoykova-Klemer |
| Features | ||
| Does Democracy Still Matter? | ||
| 25 | Introduction: Democracy Still Matters | John Shook |
| 26 | Beyond the Neocons: Transtlantic Relations and American Exceptionalism | Stefan Halper |
| 29 | The White Whale | E. L. Doctorow |
| 33 | Contemporary Ethics and Liberal Democracy | Susana de Castro |
| 36 | Whose Democracy? | Austin Dacey |
| 38 | Citizen Participation: More or Less? | Larry A. Hickman |
| 40 | The Trouble with Democracy: An Anarchist View | Jeff Shantz |
| 43 | Humanist Legal Advocacy: A Progress Report | Ronald A. Lindsay |
| 44 | Changing Tennessee Jury Oaths without Going to Court | Michael Swanson |
| Departments | ||
| 13 | Letters | |
| 46 | Church-State Update | Edd Doerr |
| 47 | Great Minds Shelley the Atheist |
Gary Sloan |
| 49 | Living Without Religion Humanism, Meaning, and Wonder |
Lawrence Rifkin |
| 51 | Humanism at Large Atheists: Necessarily Arrogant? |
Justin Trottier |
| 53 | God on Trial Have You Heard the Good News? |
Katrina Voss |
| Reviews | ||
| 55 | The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever By Christopher Hitchens |
Peter Atkins |
| 56 | Science and Nonbelief By Taner Edis |
Stuart Jordan |
| 58 | The Age of American Unreason By Susan Jacoby |
Edd Doerr |
| 59 | Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up By John Allen Paulos |
Floris van den Berg |
| 60 | Only a Theory By Kenneth R. Miller |
Jim Sullivan |
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