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Comment by Brian Magee on September 28, 2012 at 10:11am

Prominent Psychologist Jon Mills Pens First Novel

First Novel as an Ebook for Humanist Press

Tackling the issue of absence of meaning many people profess about their modern lives, psychologist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst Jon Mills uses the character of Dr. Owen Ross to explore the personal power of transcendence in When God Wept, the first novel by the award-winning author.

Living in a godless universe, Ross is a Chicago psychologist who realizes that his life has become empty and meaningless after enduring a lifetime of personal pain. The character is forced to come to terms with his mother’s suicide, his father’s religiosity, his daughter’s death, and the undisclosed love he has for a female co-worker. Afflicted by an insidious apathy, he no longer cares or feels compassion for others. Upon getting divorced, he reassesses the events that constitute his life, and throughout the course of one day, becomes horrified by his existence.

“Many people in contemporary society are secretly in search of spirituality without God, yet they are often a silent voice. That is one reason why I wrote this novel,” says Mills.

John Lacks, Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and author of In Love with Life, said of the book: “In a wonderfully perceptive account of human inadequacy, Mills reveals many of the most troubling ills of the modern world. This is a beautifully crafted, totally absorbing book.”

Depicting the toils of human existence within the decay of modern society, this novel is a journey into the human soul, examining the greater questions of authenticity, life and death, immortality, and the personal power of transcendence. Regardless of one’s background, the reader will identify with the universal themes that preoccupy us all.

M. Guy Thompson, author of The Death of Desire, said “Mills’ powerful and reflective novel is destined to have the same impact on twenty-first century readers that Sartre, Camus, and Kafka had on the twentieth. A splendid, contemporary achievement!”

The novel is the first title produced exclusively as a Ebook by Humanist Press and can be found online at HumanistPress.com, along with dozens of other titles. When God Wept is also available at major online Ebook retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Dr. Jon Mills is director of Mills Psychology Prof. Corp. in Pickering, Ontario, and Professor of Psychology & Psychoanalysis, Adler Graduate Professional School, Toronto. He is also the editor of two international book series, and author or editor of over 100 publications including 12 books. In 2006 & 2011, he was recognized with a Gradiva Award for his scholarship from the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis in New York City, and in 2008 was given a Significant Contribution to Canadian Psychology Award by the Section on Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology of the Canadian Psychological Association.

He lives with his wife and daughters in Ajax, ON.

A chapter excerpt can be found here: http://wdn.ipublishcentral.net/american_humanist_association/viewin...

Comment by Brian Magee on September 27, 2012 at 10:21am

Take Action: Tell The State Department to Help Egyptian Atheist Alber Saber

Please join the AHA in asking the U.S. State Department to assist Egyptian atheist Alber Saber. He has been arrested after he and his mother were attacked by an angry mob for criticizing religion.

Details on how you can help can be found here.

 

Comment by Brian Magee on September 25, 2012 at 3:23pm

Take Action: Ask Your Representative to Attend the First Capitol Hill Briefing on American Secularism!

Dear Friends,

I’m excited to tell you that David Niose, president of the American Humanist Association and author of Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans, will be speaking at the first-ever congressional briefing on "The State of Secular America," hosted by the Secular Coalition for America on October 1.

Your Representative is invited to attend, and we need your help to encourage her or him to learn more about the humanist movement and the growing number of secular Americans. Contact your Representative today and encourage him or her to attend this congressional briefing.

Secular Americans are a large—and rapidly growing—demographic, yet we lack representation in Congress relative to our size. With recent Pew studies showing that 19% of Americans are religiously unaffiliated, our elected officials can no longer ignore the interests of our movement.

It’s time for our movement to speak out. This is a great opportunity for humanists, secularists, atheists, and freethinkers of all kinds to show our Representatives who we are and what we stand for. As the election season heats up, we must take advantage of every opportunity to make your voice heard.

Do your part to help grow the secular movement by contacting your Representative today and asking them to attend this important briefing.

Sincerely,

Roy Speckhardt
Executive Director

Comment by Brian Magee on September 20, 2012 at 11:51am

In conjunction with the AHA, the Center for Inquiry is offering an online course beginning Nov. 1, "Critical Inquiry: The Appeal to Reason."

The four-week course is being taught by John Shook, PhD, CFI director of education, AHA education coordinator; and David Koepsell, JD, PhD, Asst. Professor of Philosophy at Delft University of Technology, DE.

For more information and to register, click here: http://action.centerforinquiry.net/site/Calendar?id=103121&view...

Comment by David M. Beadle on September 13, 2012 at 7:00pm

I understand your cynicism. But I believe there are many people in the middle east who just want to live in peace, and these kind of disruptions can only bring heartache for them. On a lighter note, you will get the humor of this onion parody.... http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-murdered-because-of-this-im...

Comment by David M. Beadle on September 13, 2012 at 5:46pm

No worries. I have posted-while-pissed as well. If you want a link to those Muslims who are demonstrating their disgust here it is..... http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/09/does-not-represent-...

Comment by David M. Beadle on September 13, 2012 at 5:16pm

Mr Trevino, I know you and I are angry with the attacks by those extremists, but there are also many Muslims who are shaking their heads in disbelief with what people of their own religion are doing. Those moderates do not advocate violence to solve problems, and are actively in the streets demonstrating their disgust. Nihilist thinking does nothing except turn us into those we find morally repugnant.

Comment by Brian Magee on September 13, 2012 at 3:22pm

Comment by Brian Magee on September 13, 2012 at 1:58pm

What the Libyan Embassy Attack Teaches Us About True Religious Freedom

The news swept the globe this week of the senseless killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three of his staff members by an angry mob upset with a movie made in America. While we are immensely saddened by this unnecessary loss of life, some recent statements made by government officialsapologizing for the movie and condemning those that made it are concerning.

Certainly, people, religious or not, should be treated with respect, but that doesn't mean that religious ideas are immune to criticism or parody. And no matter how strong one's principles of religious freedom are, there is no excuse for violent actions taken by individuals on the grounds of defending their faith from outside criticism.

True religious freedom requires that people are able to believe as they so choose, but it also demands the ability to be free from belief and to question beliefs as one sees fit. Ideally, criticism should be constructive and remain polite and reasoned, but even if the remarks made are vulgar and offensive, the same legal protections regarding free speech and religious freedom must be maintained.

To read the rest of this Huffington Post article by AHA Executive Director Roy Speckhardt, click here.

Comment by Brian Magee on September 12, 2012 at 1:54pm

The AHA joins Interaction (http://www.interaction.org/) coalition asking Congress to maintain foreign aid funding levels in order to help fight poverty.

Details can be found here.

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