On the freethinking path, I’m constantly discovering lessons in Freethought. Freethought isn’t a school, belief or specific ideology; it isn’t […]


On the freethinking path, I’m constantly discovering lessons in Freethought. Freethought isn’t a school, belief or specific ideology; it isn’t […]

What’s your wisdom on this thought I’m sharing with my class on Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca?:

Lessons in human kindness from the Sikh religion and a class on Humanism … A preview of this weekend’s column: […]

A lot of people who are not teachers (and may have dropped out of school), and then somehow got elected […]

As a teacher concerned with streams of thought, particularly Freethought, I’m continually asking myself who is being left out in […]

Hey, Chris here. A quick reminder of a few important things you may or may not know: My weekly columns […]

One of the most satisfying aspects of a practice of freethinking is teaching Freethought. Like Science, Philosophy or even Religion, […]

Preparing to teach the final session of my Emerson class, I came across this line from his biographer, Robert Richardson: […]

I continue to enjoy receiving invitations to speak in congregations, schools and group settings. In years past, I would be […]

I post this “invitation” now and then. I’m not paid for most of my teaching and writing, so I welcome […]

Ancient Chinese wisdom, the distraction of “religious activity” and a simple rule learned in jail … Today’s column in the […]

I love libraries. I mean, I never go to a library. Haven’t for years. But I think they’re great; in […]