When I began my graduate seminar in human rights last Thursday evening at Columbia University, I told my students that to investigate the human rights field, to study in depth […]
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Can Ethical Culture Help You in a Time of Personal Crisis?
By Marc Bernstein Few in this room believe in a God who answers our prayers. Probably no one believes in an afterlife that will redress our suffering here on earth. […]
The 350th Anniversary of Spinoza’s Excommunication and the Creation of the Modern World
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 […]
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, […]
World Health Report 2006
Asklepios, the ancients’ god of health, had two daughters, Hygeia and Panakeia. Hygeia is the caregiver who promotes wellness, and Panakeia is the healer who treats illness. The UN is […]