Author: Anthony B. Pinn
Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and a professor of religion at Rice University. He is also director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies. Pinn is the author of thirty-five books, including Humanism: Essays in Race, Religion, and Popular Culture (2015).
What Does It Mean to Mourn Black Death in a Country that Doesn’t Recognize Black Life?
Before leaving theism, I spent a good number of years in the church. I wasn’t simply a member of the gathered “faithful,” whose obligation to Christianity is defined by church attendance and the monetary offering placed in the collection plate. No, I was a minister, an office I entered fairly young. Much of my responsibility …
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“. . . In light of a general optimism on the part of atheists regarding human capacity for good (and evil), how do atheists explain crushing moral evil?”
What Humanism Might Learn from Hip Hop
We humanists have made our presence felt. Often our rhetoric is self-assured. Vividly displayed is our willingness to confront the theism-bias embedded in the workings of the United States. Despite all this, humanist activities still appear entrenched in an apologetic mode—a significant expenditure of resources meant to say, “We are here, and by the way, …