Millions leaving religion. A humanist movement ideally positioned to welcome them. Zero growth. That's not a philosophy problem — it's an organizing failure.

https://onlys.ky/the-resurrection-of-ethical-culture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evergreen

#Humanism #SecularCommunity #EthicalCulture #Philosophy #ReligionAndSociety

Millions leaving religion. A humanist movement ideally positioned to welcome them. Zero growth. That's not a philosophy problem — it's an organizing failure.

https://onlys.ky/the-resurrection-of-ethical-culture/

#Humanism #SecularCommunity #EthicalCulture #Philosophy #ReligionAndSociety

A humanist leader spent a decade trying to build godless congregational community. Then he stopped. His autopsy of Ethical Culture is worth reading slowly.

https://onlys.ky/ethical-culture-is-dead-long-live-congregational-humanism/

#Humanism #SecularCommunity #Philosophy #EthicalCulture #Religion

"...but, despite the bruises, and the heartaches, and the setbacks, we must seek our highest good in promoting the largest, the all-inclusive good. This is always within our power."

Felix Adler, 1905, The Religion of Duty

#EthicalCulture #pluralism

One of my most rewarding Google Scholar alerts is set for the search phrases "felix adler" and "ethical culture," which gets more activity than I first expected.

The latest is by Dees whose article traces a similarity between critical responses to Ethical Culture and critical responses to indigenous religion: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jore.12484

#EthicalCulture #Humanism #nonreligion #interbelief

“To help make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same."

#womenshistory #antiracism #humanism #ethicalculture #UU #democracy #nonviolentcommunication #NVC #genealogy #scandinaviangenealogy #scifi #startrek