Welcome to our Web Site

 

Welcome to Concord Area Humanists web site.  We are a casual and inclusive collection of Humanists of all types from the Concord area in Massachusetts.

Are you a Humanist?  You may already be one and not know it!  Now you can enjoy finding out. Come to a meeting of the Concord Area Humanists (CAH).  Our main forum for exchanging ideas is in the comfortable parlor of First Parish of Concord's Meeting House.  We also meet in other venues.  You are welcome to visit any of our meetings.

Our Humanist Philosophy. The opening statement of Humanist Manifesto III, Humanism and its Aspirations  encapsulates our philosophy:

Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism,

  affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment

that aspire to the greater good of humanity”

If this statement feels right to you, then you’ll enjoy meeting with many others in our community.

 

   We are affiliated with the American Humanist Association and the UU HUUmanists, and bring together their complementary aspirations.  We encourage those interested in Humanism to join one of these major national Humanist organizations.  You may tap into their resources, at    www.americanhumanist.org  and  www.huumanists.org.   We are also sponsored by the Concord First Parish in Concord Wright Tavern Center for Spiritual Development.

You’re Invited!  We organize frequent open discussions, often with guest speakers. We enjoy investigating the intersection of science and culture, ethics and social trends, books and ideas, from a rational Humanist perspective, where we are influenced by evidential information, rather than by supernatural dogma. Your thoughts and participation will be most welcome!

The life stance of Humanism -- guided by reason, inspired by compassion, and informed by experience -- encourages us to live life well and fully.

We post our meetings on www.Meetup.com, where you should check for the most up-date information and leave an RSVP for meetings you woulf like to attend.  If you would like to receive emailed program announcements, then email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , with  "SUBSCRIBE CAH" in the subject line.

Good Without God

 

– an update from our friends at Harvard Humanist

We're delighted to inform you that Harvard Humanist chaplain Greg Epstein and his book Good Without God were featured in an excellent story on Jan 24^th, 2010 by ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. The piece has already reached the "top videos" section and the front page of the ABC News website. Please check it out and forward it/this message as widely as possible: the more views the piece receives, the longer it will be featured on the ABC site, which will lead to even more new exposure for Humanism. Here is the video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=9650818

Humanism - The Larger Picture

 

  Our CAH group is an intersection of the American Humanist Association (AHA) and the Universalist Unitarian Association (UUA), at an interesting time.  We have members in both, and are entering a period when we will make important decisions on how we proceed with our presently small group. 

Kinds of Humanism

 

Larry muses on Fred Edwords' essay on Humanism.....

Western Cultural Humanism is a good name for the rational and empirical tradition that originated largely in ancient Greece and Rome, evolved throughout European history, and now constitutes a basic part of the Western approach to science, political theory, ethics, and law.