Ethical Humanism Resources
"Ethical Humanism" (also sometimes called "Ethical Culture") is the name of an evolving body of ideas that inspires Ethical Societies. Humanism, a progressive philosophy of life, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity (Humanist Manifesto III). As a nontheistic organization, we foster free religious thought, and our mission is to help answer the ultimate questions, "How can we create meaningfulness in this life?" and "How should we treat each other?"
Online Resources
- Felix Adler at Wikipedia
- Ethical Culture at Wikipedia
- Humanism at Wikipedia
- Ethics at Wikipedia
- The American Ethical Union (AEU) Online Library This site contains a list of online documents
Suggested Readings
Many of these books are available from our bookstand during the Social Hour on Sundays.
About Ethical Culture
- Felix Adler : An Ethical Culture (American Liberal Religious Thought, Vol. 5), by Howard B. Radest.
- An Ethical Philosophy of Life, by Felix Adler. A book setting forth the Ethical philosophy as seen by our founder.
- Creating Ethical Community, by Don Montagna. Answers to 50 questions often asked about Ethical Culture, describing the Ethical Culture movement.
- Felix Adler & Ethical Culture. The biography of our founder, Felix Adler.
- Humanist Manifestos I and II. Classic humanist statements by a variety of historical figures.
- The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion, by Edward Ericson.
- Toward Common Ground. A history of the Ethical Culture movement.
- Books for Children
- Love Your Neighbor, by Arthur Dobrin. Stories inviting parents (or teachers) and children to explore values and virtues. Aimed at ages 4-8.
- The First Book of Ethics, by Algernon Black. Children's book illustrating some of the basic ethical principles.
- Maybe Yes, Maybe No, by Dan Barker. A children's book challenging children to think for themselves about religious claims and assumptions.
- Other Books
- Look to This Day. A book of quotations for each day of the year, collected by Lyn Dobran
- Love is Stronger Than Death, by Arthur Dobrin. An inspiring book for dealing with the loss of a loved one.