I’m grateful to Jim Stokely, son of our famous local writer Wilma Dykeman, for posting my “old” video on the […]
Tag Archive for ‘John Burroughs’
Burroughs Essay (part two)
The second part of my essay on naturalist and freethinker John Burroughs has been published in the Freethought Society newsletter: […]
Freethought Society Essay on Burroughs Published
Thanks to Margaret Downey, President of the Freethought Society in Pennsylvania, my essay on naturalistic philosopher John Burroughs is included […]
New Secular Religion
Alright, maybe not so new … and just maybe the oldest religion in the human story. “Can a Secular Person […]
A Naturalist’s “Faith”
As I continue to reflect on issues of faith and my journey beyond faith, enjoying the daily wonders and beauty […]
Sneak Preview
A preview of this week’s column … “A Definition of Religion even Seculars can Accept” Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) wrote […]
African Nature
As wonderfully diverse as it is, Nature is Nature, wherever we are. the Americas, Africa, Asia, Arctic, Antarctic. . .(and […]
Unbelievable Credulity
Credulity (credulous): “too ready to believe something is real or true.” “People will believe anything” I sometimes say, or think. […]
Is Nature a Religion?
Almost five years ago I taught a course on “the wild spirituality of nature” at the College of Marin in […]
Friendly Freethinker 