Online Event: Imagine There’s No Heaven - Thurs May 18

Please join the UUHA in a few weeks for a terrific online discussion!

Imagine There’s No Heaven: 

A Humanist Approach to Mortality and Memorial with Rabbi Adam Chalom
Thursday, May 18th at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central.

If this life is the only life we know, how do we face that reality with courage? If loss is final, how can we celebrate life while acknowledging the depth of our grief? Our connections to other people give our lives meaning and are the key to addressing our mortality and the human need for memorial. Love transcends nature, weaving the living and the dead into the loving embrace of meaningful memory.


Join the UUHA for an opportunity to learn from Rabbi Adam Chalom, leader of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation and a past contributor to our Journal of Religious Humanism. Adam will present and then join us for questions and conversation.

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More about our guest:

A leading voice in the movement of Humanistic Judaism, Rabbi Chalom has served  Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, in North Suburban Chicago, since 2004. Rabbi Chalom earned a B.A. in Judaic Studies from Yale University; a Master’s Degree in Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies at the University of Michigan; his rabbinic ordination from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ), and his PhD at the University of Michigan. He is also Dean for North America of the IISHJ, the leadership and rabbinical training institution of the worldwide movement of Secular Humanistic Judaism

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RELIGIOUS HUMANISM JOURNAL: Call for Submissions - "Humanist Work and Communities, A Compendium"

For the upcoming issue of the Journal of Religious Humanism (Volume 50 #2), we are seeking submissions.
 
This issue's theme will be "Humanist Work and Communities, A Compendium"
 
The UUHA plans a volume of short articles about groups and individuals who perform significant humanist work, and/or offer community and services for non-theists. 
 
We seek suggestions of individuals and groups who write or publish books and periodicals, print or digital, produce online lectures, conversations, and webinars, hold in-person presentations and workshops, conduct weekly, monthly or quarterly gatherings, or otherwise offer humanist help and content to folks beyond their immediate members.
 
If you know of a humanist individual, discussion group, service provider, membership organization, congregation, or other entity that routinely reaches out, especially to isolated individuals and families, please respond to the Journal editor, Roger Brewin by return email or at 773-551-8540.  Please provide contact information (phone, email, website etc.) for the person or entity you are recommending for inclusion.  You do not have to provide detailed information, but please indicate if you would be willing to help write a short article (250-500 words). Sample texts will be sent.
 
We will be collecting suggestions for inclusion until February 15, and compiling completed articles through April 1.       
 
Thanks for considering this opportunity to provide access to the many different instances of organized humanism.
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ZOOM DISCUSSION: Active Humanism - A Conversation with Luciano Gonzalez-Vega THIS FRIDAY

Humanist writer and activist Luciano Gonzalez-Vega will join the UUHA for a conversation about their life, work, and vision for an active and action-oriented humanism in the year ahead. Luciano’s writing about the intersections of religion, freethought, and culture has been prominently featured in The Humanist and OnlySky media. They also served as co-chair of the Latinx Humanist alliance, and have been affiliated with the Secular Latino Alliance and Hispanic American Freethinkers.

We will have a chance to learn about Luciano’s own religious roots and journey to atheism and humanism, their emphasis on humanism that centers service and social justice, and interest in the potential of congregational humanism and humanist chaplaincy, among other topics. All are welcome to join us via Zoom for a discussion and Q&A.

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  • TOPIC: Active Humanism - A Conversation with Luciano Gonzalez-Vega
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  • WHEN: Friday January 27 at 7:30pm Eastern (6:30pm Central | 5:30pm Mountain | 4:30pm Pacific)

More about our guest:

Luciano Joshua Gonzalez-Vega is a non-binary author and public speaker who writes and speaks about various issues related to history, humanism, and conflict. They are Puerto Rican and was raised abroad, in Honduras, Colombia, and Panama during times of civil unrest and strife, and have a master's degree in Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. They are also an experienced humanist activist who has spoken at humanist conferences nationwide and appeared on television to discuss issues related to humanism in the United States.

Luciano cares deeply about addressing conflict in transformational ways and aspires to help people have healthier, braver, and happier understandings of conflict, of their place in history, and to help people be better equipped to have meaningful conversations on a range of topics. You can find them on Twitter, OnlySky, and writing for various publications about a truly diverse range of topics.

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"How We Live Out Our Humanism, part II" Edition of Religious Humanism Journal Available to Members Today!

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest edition of the UUHA's official publication, the Journal of Religious Humanism. Paid UUHA members should receive a digital copy of the journal via email today.

Our latest issue of the journal is "How We Live Out Our Humanism, Part II"

“I was in philosophy class … when the professor asked how many of us believed we could have a moral world without Christianity. I alone raised my hand,” writes Beth Lefever, “and then said that I didn’t believe Jesus would be a Christian were he here today. I was not very popular in my (conservative) northern Indiana university,” she adds, beginning a heart-felt account of her journey to UU Humanism and to parish ministry.
“The number one question for me, as a Secular Humanist, has been what should my role be in an organization that, while seeking to help the Mosou (one of the last remaining matriarchal societies, in a remote region of China) will inevitably change them, also.” -- John Lombard explains how the humanist value of choice allows him to grant agency without telling the Mosou what to do or how to do it.
“Being a Humanist minister in the south is a juggling game,” says Lynne Garner, who has pastored UU congregations in Georgia and Florida, while serving as an officer of local NAACP chapters. Using the examples of organizational requests to offer prayer, and invitations from colleagues to engage in theological debate, she shows how to keep all those balls in the air.

In the three articles described above, and five others, our contributors articulate their personal and/or group-oriented non-theism. This issue combines with Volume 49 #2 of the journal (released in May 2022) to offer a total of sixteen diverse and thoughtful responses to the question of “How We Live Out Our Humanism.”

Looking for more to read? Or maybe you can't become a member right now? Check out our journal archives, where we have nearly two decades' worth of essays and musings from some of the smartest voices in UU Humanism. (You need to log in to view.)

Please contact our editor, Roger Brewin, at rabrewin@aol.com, to:

  • Verify your membership status or report an issue in the delivery of your e-journal. (if you're not a member, become one this week!)
  • Offer commentary (critical, complimentary or curious) about this issue
  • Suggest topics for future issues
  • Submit specific material for consideration

In Community,

Roger Brewin, UUHA Journal of Religious Humanism Editor

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Please Support the UUHA in the New Year

Dear UUHA Members,

We hope 2022 has held plenty of moments of joy for you and your family; perhaps getting to gather again for the holidays as we emerge from the long pandemic and the isolation it brought to many of us, perhaps enjoying new traditions and making new memories together. We hold lightly, in community, any pain that has touched your life. 

This year, the UUHA will have published two volumes of our long-running journal, Religious Humanism, a two-part exploration of “How We Live our Humanism.” (The latest issue is finalized and will be emailed to members very shortly!) The essays contained in these editions (the second of which is being released as we write) are thoughtful and moving ruminations about how UU and Humanist values guide the lives of our contributors — and also what they can do in the wider world. We hope they bring inspiration and ideas to you and your communities.

The UUHA sponsored the 2022 HumanLight event on December 17th and hosted a breakout room at the end of the event to discuss the science and importance of Dark Sky efforts across the country and world. We had a great turnout and the attendees were eager to lobby on behalf of Dark Sky efforts. The UUHA will be sponsoring this effort in 2023, and we hope you’ll join us!

This upcoming year is shaping up to be a busy year for UUHA! We are working on an exciting series of programming featuring some leading voices in Humanism both within and adjacent to Unitarian Universalism. We have proposals in development for General Assembly (to which we hope to return in person) and the Secular Student Alliance conference. We’re also going to be holding elections to fill our open board seats and sponsoring Humanist book projects.

We want you to be involved in all of the exciting efforts underway. Especially in the face of challenges to human rights in the name of “religious freedom,” Humanism offers a bright path for the future. The UUHA continues to uphold the rich and vital tradition of Humanist thought in Unitarian Universalism, and also to be a bridge to the wider humanist and secular world of organizations who share our values and aspirations. As we end 2022, will you consider an increased commitment to inclusive, expansive, Humanist work?

If you haven’t yet renewed your membership, you can do that today. If you have, would you invest in the future of Humanism with an additional donation to support UUHA in the coming year? 

We wish you and yours a peaceful rest of the year and a warm start to 2023.

Leika Lewis-Cornwell and James Witker,

On behalf of the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association

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