New Humanist
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New Humanist is a monthly magazine published by the Rationalist Association
in the UK. It has been in print for 125 years; starting out life as Watts's Literary Guide, founded by C. A. Watts in November 1885.
In 1928, Edward Wilson
became the first managing editor of the magazine. In 2005 Caspar Melville took over as managing editor of the magazine and CEO of the Rationalist Association
.
The magazine was the first to publish the Humanist Manifesto
in 1933.
Notable columnists have included Laurie Taylor, Simon Hoggart
and Sally Feldman.
In 2003 Hazhir Teimoutian, a reviewer for the magazine, quit over a controversial cartoon depicting Christ slumped in the arms of the Virgin Mary.
Prior to 1941, a different magazine with the same name, New Humanist, was the first periodical issued by the modern Humanist
movement in the United States of America and was in continuous publication from 1928 through to 1936. In 1933 it published the first Humanist Manifesto
. After a hiatus of four years it was succeeded by The Humanist in 1941.
Rationalist Association
The Rationalist Association, originally the Rationalist Press Association, is an organization in the United Kingdom, founded in 1899 by a group of free thinkers who were unhappy with the increasing political and decreasingly intellectual tenor of the British secularist movement...
in the UK. It has been in print for 125 years; starting out life as Watts's Literary Guide, founded by C. A. Watts in November 1885.
In 1928, Edward Wilson
Edward Wilson
Edward Wilson may refer to:*Edward Adrian Wilson , English Antarctic explorer*E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson, , American entomologist and biologist...
became the first managing editor of the magazine. In 2005 Caspar Melville took over as managing editor of the magazine and CEO of the Rationalist Association
Rationalist Association
The Rationalist Association, originally the Rationalist Press Association, is an organization in the United Kingdom, founded in 1899 by a group of free thinkers who were unhappy with the increasing political and decreasingly intellectual tenor of the British secularist movement...
.
The magazine was the first to publish the Humanist Manifesto
Humanist Manifesto
Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a Humanist worldview. They are the original Humanist Manifesto , the Humanist Manifesto II , and Humanism and Its Aspirations...
in 1933.
Notable columnists have included Laurie Taylor, Simon Hoggart
Simon Hoggart
Simon David Hoggart is an English journalist and broadcaster. He writes on politics for The Guardian, and on wine for The Spectator. Until 2006 he presented The News Quiz on Radio 4...
and Sally Feldman.
In 2003 Hazhir Teimoutian, a reviewer for the magazine, quit over a controversial cartoon depicting Christ slumped in the arms of the Virgin Mary.
Prior to 1941, a different magazine with the same name, New Humanist, was the first periodical issued by the modern Humanist
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
movement in the United States of America and was in continuous publication from 1928 through to 1936. In 1933 it published the first Humanist Manifesto
Humanist Manifesto
Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a Humanist worldview. They are the original Humanist Manifesto , the Humanist Manifesto II , and Humanism and Its Aspirations...
. After a hiatus of four years it was succeeded by The Humanist in 1941.