In 1916, a few months shy of the U.S. entry into World War I, when the theory of evolution was still a controversial concept in religious institutions, Rev. John Dietrich was invited to become the minister at First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (FUS). He had been a popular minister in Pittsburgh, who doubled membership and…
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Humanism
An Introduction to Humanism
An unofficial summary of Humanism We learn by observing, experimenting and analyzing, as part of a human evolutionary process that serves ethical ideals. How do we find meaning in connection with others, working collectively to benefit society, without the need of a belief in God? There is, on the one hand, a notion that if…