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The first book dedicated entirely to humanists of African descent, The Black Humanist Experience gives African American humanists the opportunity to discuss their reasons for leaving the religious fold and embracing a humanist life stance. As a minority within a minority, African American humanists may often feel isolated and misunderstood. These thoughtful essays help to draw attention to the vitality of the humanist movement within the black community and they put many myths about humanists to rest.Contrary to popular stereotypes, most humanists do not reject religion out of disillusionment, ignorance, desperation, or misanthropy. The contributors to this volume demonstrate that the decision to adopt the humanist viewpoint is based on intellectual honesty and the best information provided by science, history, comparative religion, and other scholarly disciplines. Moreover, they show that a central concern of humanists of all races is preservation and promotion of what humanist philosopher Paul Kurtz calls "the common moral decencies" shared by most religious and ethical systems.At a time when faith-based organizations are favored politically, especially within the black community, this timely collection of essays shows that humanism, with its emphasis on reason, free inquiry, moral decency, and justice, offers much to the challenges facing African Americans.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Black Humanist Experience
• Author: Allen, Norm R., Robert Jordan
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275
• EAN: 9781573929677
• ISBN: 9781573929677
• ID: 06600456
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Weight: 234 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 153 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. November 2002

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