Topic: Humanism

The New Humanism 

Watch the service HERE. Humanism can seem a little science-y. Modern Humanism (turn of the 19th century through the ’60s) was focused on science and did not truck with what it considered superstition. While worthy, it seemed more like a litmus test than a spiritual path. However, a new Humanism is popping up all around … Continue reading The New Humanism 

We Are UUs: An Occasional Series – “So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism”

Watch the service HERE. In a 1980 speech at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Indianapolis, renowned novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. declared: “Doesn’t God give dignity to everybody? No, in my opinion. Giving dignity, the sort of dignity that is of earthly use, anyway, is something only people can do. Or fail to do.” Throughout … Continue reading We Are UUs: An Occasional Series – “So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism”