HUMANISM AS THE NEXT STEP

by

Lloyd and Mary Morain

HUMANIST PRESS
AMHERST, NEW YORK

Contents

Preface

• Humanism, a Joyous View

Chapters

• One: The Alternative to Faith
• Two: Forerunners of Humanism
• Three: Some Basic Beliefs
• Four: Answers to Some Common Questions
• Five: How Humanism Serves the Needs of Individuals
• Six: Applying Humanism to Personal Problems
• Seven: Applying Humanism to Social Problems
• Eight: The Development of Organization
• Nine: The American Humanist Association
• Ten: The Great Adventure

Appendices

• One: The Background of Modern Humanism
• Two: The Humanist Philosophy in Perspective by Frederick Edwords

Index of Names

Revised edition © 1998 by Humanist Press, a division of the American Humanist Association. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any meansóelectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwiseówithout the written permission of Humanist Press.

First edition © 1954 by Beacon Press.

Printed and bound in the United States of America.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-74611

ISBN 0-931779-09-X Paperback