The Humanist Institute is a training program for leaders, created by the North American Committee for Humanism

Humanism

Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....

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Board & Faculty

President: Charles Debrovner, Warren Wolf

Treasurer: Stephen Meskin

Dean Emeritus: Howard Radest

Curriculum

The Humanist Institute begins by educating the students on the fundamentals of humanism

Humanism

Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....

, and its link to religion

Religion

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

. The second year's curriculum gets more specific with the tools and methods of humanism. The third and final year deals with the cultural and aesthetic meanings of humanism.

Humanism Today

Humanism Today is the journal of The Humanist Institute. The first release of Humanism Today was in 1985, and was titled Ethics, Religion, Education, Welfare, Peace, and the State.

External links

• The Humanist Institute website
• Should OUR humanism become YOUR humanism? Humanist Institute article exploring what Humanism means to people.