The year 1656 may not loom large in the annals of Western history, but perhaps it should. For it was in that year, on July 27th to be exact, 350 […]
Dr Joseph Chuman
I’m a Believer
For anyone who cherishes reason, the last several decades of American life and politics must seem like a long descent into madness. We have always been a religious society, yet […]
Religion, Ethnicity, Identity and Ethical Culture
As we well know, and cannot forget, tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the assault on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Time has confirmed the feelings I had then, […]
Ethics from the Heart
I believe in the life of reason, and my commitment to reason, in great measure, is what makes me a humanist. While honoring reason does not, in itself, a humanist […]
The Realm of Faith and the Realm of Politics
The humorist, Will Rogers, once said that “Nothing changes like the past.” And he was assuredly right. Those who interpret history cannot avoid injecting their own values and interests into […]
Self or Other? Spirituality or Social Justice?
Ethical Culture was born in response to the evils wrought by the Industrial Revolution. Dr. Adler and the original founders of our movement, who lived in New York City, were […]