Speaking of Humanism is a monthly event highlighting humanist topics. This program was held in the AHA office but has moved online due to COVID-19.
View recordings of previous events below and find upcoming Speaking of Humanism events here.
What is it like to run for local office as an agnostic in an area frequently targeted by religious extremists? What does it take to win? Karl Frisch explored these and other issues connected to…
Award-winning historian and professor Andrew S. Curran, author of Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely, will discuss the life and work of the Enlightenment philosopher and consummate atheist Denis Diderot on the occasion of his…
The American Humanist Association is delighted to partner with the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard (HCH) to present their 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award to three inspiring humanists: Ijeoma Oluo, Sikivu Hutchinson, and Mandisa…
Humanists provide care with empathy and compassion while promoting science and reason, the struggles of working in religious institutions like hospitals and prisons, and the importance for humanists in the healthcare field to meet together…
Youth authors/activists Bailey and Elle Harris will discuss their experiences of growing up in a secular family in a highly religious area of the country. They will also talk about how they came to be…
Although the atheist and humanist community is growing dramatically, we are severely underrepresented in the political arena. With our more active and visible participation in both the electoral and advocacy arenas we will help dispel…
What does it mean to be a ‘Humanist in the Hood’ in a New Jim Crow era of deep racial, gender and economic inequality? Author Sikivu Hutchinson discusses her new book Humanists in the Hood,…
Non-religious Americans now account for one-quarter of the population, but their political impact is not as large yet. In this presentation political scientist Dr. Juhem Navarro-Rivera will be discussing how the “nones” (people with no…
Katherine Stewart will discuss how Christian nationalism has turned religion into a tool for political power. Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (Bloomsbury). Her work…
