Educating Humanists: The Challenge of Sustaining Communities in the Contemporary Era
In: Studies in Humanism and Atheism Ser.
Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Humanism and Education -- Introduction -- The Historical and Ideological Background -- Itinerary -- References -- Chapter 2: Humanist Education -- Where We Are Today -- We Have No Doctrine -- Importance of Working Together in Community -- Education as Foundation -- References -- Chapter 3: Teaching Humanism -- Humanist Traditions -- From a Historical Point of View -- Humanist Tradition: Resuming and Reinterpreting -- The Critical Substance of Humanism -- Humanism and Philosophy: Anti-dogmatism -- Humanist Values and Humaneness -- Teaching Humanism: Hermeneutically Relating to Exemplary Humanists -- Hermeneutics -- Mimesis -- Inspiration Versus Imitation -- Practical Wisdom -- Teaching the Core of Humanism: Autonomy -- Hermeneutical Freedom -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Edward Said as Humanist Educator (with a Note on John Dewey) -- Introduction -- John Dewey -- Edward W. Said -- Giambattista Vico and Erich Auerbach -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Going Back to College: The Survival of Unitarian Universalism Depends on It -- What Makes a Successful New Religious Movement? -- What Is Distinct About Unitarian Universalism as a Religion? -- What About the Children? -- References -- Chapter 6: Comparing Religions in Public: Rural America, Evangelicals, and the Prophetic Function of the Humanities -- Restoring the Humanities to Consciousness -- Flipping the Human (Back) -- Introducing an Act of Public Comparison -- The Chess Game -- References -- Chapter 7: Confronting the Rising Danger of White Rage -- References -- Index.