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selection of Humanist books. AHA members save 10% off the purchase price.
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 American
Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen
by Robert
Grant
$18.95
Published in 1999 by Humanist Press,
this 205-page paperback is a synthesis of history, philosophy, and
law. Attorney Grant explains the public morality of the American
people as defined by both laws and landmark court cases; explores
the underlying ethical principles of the Constitution and other
historical documents; and provides readers with the ethical tools
for sorting out today's complex social questions and moral
dilemmas. |
 Asimov's
Guide to the Bible
by Isaac
Asimov
$17.98
 The famous scientist, science-fiction
writer, and Humanist has provided the most comprehensive and
up-to-date critique of the most influential book in the history of
the printed word. Over 1,200 pages of provocative and entertaining
reading examine both the Old and New Testaments and discuss their
historical and literary origins. |
 Catholic
Schools" The Facts
by Edd Doerr
$9.95
Published in 2000 by Humanist Press, this 79-page compact
but remarkably thorough paperback provides the information needed to
address the massive political and religious propaganda to divert
public school funding to private schools through voucher programs.
Well documented (with 165 endnotes) from Catholic church sources,
this is a must read for everyone who wants to understand the school
voucher controversy. |
 Compulsory
Pregnancy: The War Against American Women
by John
M. Swomley
$12.95
A 1999 release from Humanist Press,
this 158-page book brings together ethicist, political scientist,
and civil libertarian Swomley's far-ranging writings on abortion
rights. It's an important contribution to the white-hot debate over
the right of every woman to decide for herself if and when to become
a mother and the intense political campaign by some political and
sectarian leaders to curtail that right. |
 Ethical
People and How They Got to Be That Way
by Arthur
Dobrin
$12.95
This Ten Chapter Book, ending with "40
Things You Can Do To Raise A Moral Child", discusses what ethics is,
how to teach it, and why some people just don't have it. |
 Church and
State in Canada
by Albert J.
Menendez
$5.00
Originally priced $26.95, this unique
140-page book offers a portrait and history of the Canadian
provinces; a prospectus of church, state, and education in Canada; a
discussion of the abortion debate; and a comparison to the United
States. |
 The
December Wars: Religious Symbols and Ceremonies
by
Albert. J. Menendez
$5.00
In an age of "political
correctness, " Christmas has metamorphosed into our most
controversial holiday. Each year brings new court battles over
nativity scenes on public property and acrimony in the public
schools. Menendez traces this dispute as far back as the 4th
century, when Catholic Orthodoxy used Christmas as a major
propaganda tool and a political issue as well as a religious
observance. |
Confronting
Church and State:
Memoirs of an Activist
by
John M. Swomley
$12.95
In this 133-page text, Swomley
recounts the founding of the non-violent movement that led to the
overthrow of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the
assassination threats Swomley received from the far-right Minutemen,
his service as a confidant of FBI Assistant Director William
Sullivan during the difficult J. Edgar Hoover years, and his ongoing
battles against racism and for reproductive rights, among other
things. |
 Freedom Is
As Freedom Does
by Corliss Lamont
$12.95
In today's resurgence of radical right-wing politics, we
must never forget how things were during the turbulent McCarthy era.
In this 327-page book, Lamont reveals the gripping saga of the
Congressional Inquisition and details its trampling on American
freedoms, including his own battles with Senator Joseph McCarthy,
the State Department, the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Service.
Lamont's landmark court cases continue to buttress the rights of us
all. |
 Freethought Across the Centuries: Toward a New Age of
Enlightenment
by Gerald A. Larue
cloth:
$27.95
paper: $19.95
For 516 pages, Larue chronicles the
significant role played by freethought and Humanism in both ancient
and modern societies and shows how the facts of history knock
religion off its pedestal to be revealed as a consistent persecutor
of all who question its dogma. In examining the Humanist and
freethought tradition, he celebrates those who made possible the
liberties we all enjoy today. |
Genesis of
Humanist Manifesto
by Edwin H.
Wilson
$12.95
To tell the story of the document that
crystallized the principles and ideals of contemporary Humanism is
to tell the story of the origins of the movement itself. The 1933
publication of "A Humanist Manifesto," its impact on society, and
the subsequent appeals for revision all comprise this 212-page
Humanist Press chronicle of the development of American humanism,
told by one of the people most responsible for its unfolding. |
 Freedom of
Choice Affirmed
by Corliss
Lamont
$12.95
Much recent debate has focused on
whether or not freedom of choice exists. In the view of science, no
being is exempt from the great chain of causality; in the opinion of
law, we are the uncaused originators of our own acts. In this
214-page book, Lamont convincingly argues the case for the existence
of freedom of choice. |
 Humanism
as the Next Step
by Llyod and Mary
Morain
$10.00
In this revised edition of their popular
guide to living the Humanist life, the Morains use simple but
inspiring language to show how the Humanist philosophy meets both
personal and social needs. Praised by Eleanor Roosevelt when it was
first released, this 150-page edition is the sort of book that just
might change your life. |
 The
Philosophy of Humanism
by Corliss
Lamont
$16.95
Released in 1999 by Humanist Press in
its degenderized eighth edition, this powerful 407-page book is the
definitive study of the history and growth of the Humanist movement
in North America. Lamont offers a vigorous argument for Humanism and
provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better
life in today's complex world. |
 Living the
Bill of Rights
by Nat
Hentoff
$5.00
Hentoff takes what is too often thought
of as an abstract issue and enlivens it by focusing on individuals
for whom the Constitution is a vital part of life. He eloquently
covers in 236 pages the full range of American life and illuminates
the basic necessity-and fragility-of our rights and liberties.
Originally priced at $25.00. |
 Religious
Liberty and State Constitutions
by Edd Doerr
and
Albert J. Menendez
$22.95
This comprehensive
117-page volume brings together all of the religious-liberty and
church-state separation provisions of the fifty state constitutions
and details how some are in violation of Supreme Court rulings and
the U.S. Constitution. Doerr and Menedez provide a useful reference
work for people in the fields of education, law, and religion, as
well as the lay reader. |
Public
Education and the Public Good
by Robert S.
Alley
$5.00
This important 102-page book presents one
of the most effective cases ever written for the separation of
church and state with regard to public schools. Exposing the
religious right's prayer agenda for the political weapon it is,
Alley makes an uncompromising case for a religiously neutral
educational system. Originally priced at $10.00. |
Religious
Political Parties
by John M.
Swomley
$10.00
Published as monograph #3 by Americans
for Religious Liberty, this 113-page book examines the developments
since the mid-1970s of the religious right and its influence on
American politics. Also included are Swomley's article "Reducing
Prayer to Public Ritual" (reprinted from the June 1994 Christian
Social Action), and a survey of religious political parties by
Albert J. Menendez. |
 Timely and
Timeless: The Wisdom of E. Burdette Backus
edited
by Edd Doerr
foreword by Jack
Mendelsohn
$14.95
Longtime Humanist leader Doerr
presents a 268-page Humanist Press anthology of the pulpit addresses
of one of the most influential leaders and exponents of
twentieth-century Humanism and Unitarian Universalism, one of the
original signers of Humanist Manifesto I and the second
president of the American Humanist Association. |
 Vox
Populi: Letters to the Editor
by Edd
Doerr
$9.95
In this 95-page 1999 Humanist Press book,
Doerr has compiled the best of his prolific published editorials and
letters. Writing with clarity and an economy of words on diverse
topics- ranging from reproductive choice to church-state separation
to twentieth-century Humanism- he often targets pundits of religious
conservatism, analyzing their schemes to subvert constitutional
freedom and religious liberty. |
 Yes to
Life
by Corliss Lamont
$12.95
In
this 276-page revised edition of his memoirs, Lamont chronicles the
history of his family, recounts his experiences as they related to
historical events, and provides memories of humanistic luminaries.
The life of Corliss Lamont is a major chapter in Humanist
history. |
Humanist
Manifesto I & II
$1.00
Publication of the
Manifesto has provoked world-wide debate over humanist
recommendations for the future of humankind in the areas of religion
and ethics and over humanist views on the meaning of life, civil
liberties and democracy, the right to suicide, abortion, and
divorce, euthanasia, sexual freedom, worldwide ecological and
economic planning, and the building of world community. Signed by
Andrei Sakharov, B.F. Skinner, Corliss Lamont, Betty Friedan, Sir
Julian Huxley, Sidney Hook, Jacques Monod, Gunnar Myrdal, and 275
other distinguished leaders of thought and action, Humanist
Manifesto II has been hailed as a classic. Humanist Manifesto II
supplements the influential Humanist Manifesto I, which was signed
by 34 authors and educators, including John Dewey, and had a major
impact on religion when it was published in 1933. |
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