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Publishing and disseminating ideas has been a core task of the humanist movement since the emergence of the first books on modern humanism at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1927, the first humanist organization, the Humanist Fellowship, was formed at the University of Chicago, resulting in the first humanist periodical, the New Humanist.

Humanist Manifesto I was published in its pages in 1933. Then in 1941 the Humanist Fellowship was reorganized into the American Humanist Association (AHA), and the Humanist magazine was launched to replace the earlier journal. The Humanist has been in continuous publication ever since.

Over the years other periodicals, and a humanist publishing house, have joined in the mission to share and debate humanist ideas.


publications_thehumanistTheHumanist.com

TheHumanist.com is the online news site of the American Humanist Association. Founded in 2014 upon the merger of the AHA’s weekly e-zine Humanist Network News and the website of the Humanist magazine, TheHumanist.com is the online hub for news, politics, science, and culture from a humanist perspective.

TheHumanist.com serves as a general-interest website for humanists, atheists, freethinkers, secularists, religious progressives, and the nonreligious.


publications_themagazineThe Humanist Magazine

This is the AHA’s award-winning quarterly magazine of critical inquiry and social concern that applies humanism to the major issues of today.

All articles from the most recent issue all the way back through 2007 are available on the Humanist’s website here.


publications_themagazineCall for Voices

We recognize that cisgender, straight, white voices dominate newsrooms and the media. We find this contrary to the principles of humanism and a failure to reflect the true diversity of our communities. To promote equity and adequate representation in the humanist movement and society at large, we must amplify the voices of the traditionally marginalized, particularly with regard to matters of social justice.

The intent of Call for Voices is twofold: to support the work of historically marginalized writers and writers early in their careers, and to increase the amount of content focused on social justice issues in our humanist media.

Therefore, this program especially encourages marginalized writers and writers that are early in their careers to apply.


publications_pressHumanist Press

The AHA’s book publishing arm and online bookstore, making original works of humanist scholarship widely available.

Visit humanistpress.com to purchase our books on humanism, and 100% of the net proceeds (after payment of expenses) will benefit the American Humanist Association and our advocacy work for nontheist Americans.


publications_ephEssays in the Philosophy of Humanism

This is the AHA’s peer-reviewed semi-annual journal that explores humanism in a scholarly and analytical way.

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