"Humanism, Atheism and Social Justice"
(SEC 235-1212)December 1 – December 31, 2012
Instructor: Jennifer Hancock, humanist activist, author, speaker, and journalist
Instructor: John Shook, PhD, CFI director of education and AHA education coordinator
This one-month,
four-module course will discuss how humanists, atheists and freethinkers
have historically been at the forefront of social justice movements.
What is it about freethought, humanism and atheism that leads people to
take progressive stances on social justice issues? With gains in social
justice being threatened and with the recent conflicts within our
movement about whether to engage in social justice work and if so, how
much, and more importantly, how we can be inclusive as a movement, it is
important that we take the time to consider where we have been so that
we can better understand what we might be able to accomplish if we
embrace our social justice heritage.
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