Academic Year 2024-2025 -- Spring Offering
Humanist Worldviews: Then & Now
Class will be Zoom Connect and Canvas Platform
Instructor: Kevin Jagoe, B.A., M.A., M.Div & Certification in Humanist Studies, Minister BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
Spring term: Starts January 11th and ends April 13th, 2025 (class runs January 13 to April 7)
In-class sessions via zoom: Mondays 2pm CT
Course Description:
There is not one single “Humanism,” but many. That is the fundamental assumption of this course, which seeks to explore a number of “Humanisms” which have arisen and flourished in different parts of the world and across time. Students new to Humanism will end the course with an appreciation of the core values of Humanism, and how they can be discovered and applied in different ways in different cultures. Students who already have a basic understanding of Humanism will deepen their appreciation of the worldview, learning how complex and variegated are the expressions of Humanism. The intent of the course is to broaden students’ understanding of what “Humanism” can mean, by complexifying traditional Humanist narratives and presenting lesser-known ones.