The definitions of humanism are many, but let us here take it to be the attitude of those men who think it an advantage to live in society, and, at that, in a complex and highly developed society, and who believe that man fulfills his nature and reaches his proper stature in this circumstance. The personal virtues which humanism cherishes are intelligence, amenity, and tolerance; the particular courage it asks for is that which is exercised in the support of these virtues. The qualities of intelligence which it chiefly prizes are modulation and flexibility.

After all, no one is ever taken in by the happy ending, but we are often divinely fuddled by the tragic curtain.

The aspects of society that humanism most exalts are justice and continuity. That is why humanism is always being presented with a contradiction. For when it s…

It is one thing, then, to say, 'The Bible contains the religion revealed by God,' and quite another to say, 'Whatever is contained in the Bible is religion, an…

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This is no simple reform. It really is a revolution. Sex and race because they are easy and visible differences have been the primary ways of organizing human …

'It was the scriptures that urged the people of this land to be tolerant and forgiving of others, even though they disagreed with their values and ways of life…