The myth of humanism’s Christian roots
It’s a dangerous folly to believe that the values of tolerance and equality are exclusively Christian in origin.
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Book review: To Be A Machine
Mark O'Connell's study of transhumanism is a portrait of a movement that believes death is our disgrace and technology our redeemer.
“I’ve been told I’m going to hell. People don’t realise I don’t believe in it.”
Q&A with Boyd Sleator, development officer for Northern Ireland Humanists .
‘‘Saying something is a miracle is a failure of imagination’’
Q&A with philosopher and scientist Daniel Dennett.
The tragedy of Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Mashal Khan, a student describing himself as a humanist, was murdered at his university in Mardan.
Pharmacists must put patients’ needs first
In a victory for humanists, pharmacists can no longer refuse treatment based on their religious beliefs.
Empire: the summer 2017 New Humanist
Out now - how a history of conquest shapes the present
“Secularism isn’t about the absence of religion, it’s about the structure of the state”
Q&A with Yasmin Rehman, veteran campaigner recently named Secularist of the Year.
Will progress kill humanism?
Yuval Noah Harari’s new book explores the idea that scientific knowledge might one day undermine democratic values.
A politics of humanism can help build a just, free and more equal world
Intolerance and bigotry are in the ascendant. Owen Jones surveys the challenges ahead.