Humanize Me

Jennifer Howd is an author, a developmental editor, and a UCLA-certified mindfulness facilitator. In this episode, Bart and Jennifer talk about her book, her work and how the principles she's developed can help people live a better and more fulfilling life.Jennifer's website is jenniferhowd.com. Her book can be found HERE.Brand new: Support this podcast on Patreon HERE!

Megan begins by telling Bart about Death Salon, a knowledge and art project she directs and curates in an attempt to open up conversations and engagement with the subject of death. What is death denial? How has death been sanitized and hidden in popular culture?

Kester Brewin is no longer a believer in a God, but holds some "theology" and "Christianity" even so. Bart and Kester have a transatlantic chat about life after belief and how they've both ended up in different places.

How can secular people care for each other when the chips are down? Jason Callahan is the chaplain for the Thomas Palliative Care Unit at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Virginia and instructor for the Departments of Patient Counseling and Pastoral Care at VCU. Jason is a seminary-educated secular chaplain, endorsed by the Humanist Society and nationally board-certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains.Join other listeners in a little secret enclave of the internet HERE. Get in touch with Bart HERE.

Bart eats some humble pie with an apology he felt compelled to make after the realization that he hasn't always come across the way he intended.

Listener questions abound on this episode, posed in real time by Humanize Me producer John Wright, featuring topics raised on the podcast's top-secret Facebook group (which is totally easy to find HERE).On this episode: When to come out as an unbeliever to your pastor, what Bart's been reading lately, whether atheists can enjoy worship music, and who to thank for the pleasure of living, among other things.Have a question that didn't get answered? Leave it in the comments on Facebook HERE and we'll add it to the grab pile for a future episode!

Gleb was involved in starting it. Bart signed up to it. Now, they're both committed to it. What is the Pro-Truth Pledge? How do we separate fact from fiction? And why did a group of scientists come together at this moment in history to do this? Gleb joins Bart for this episode of the podcast to talk about it.Gleb's website is glebtsipursky.com. The nonprofit behind the pledge is at intentionalinsights.org. The Pro-Truth Pledge can be found at protruthpledge.org.Stay wonder-full!

Bart chats with Vanessa Zoltan, a research assistant at Harvard Divinity School where she graduated who has been involved with the Humanist Hub at Harvard University and is well-known for her approach to reading books like Harry Potter as a sacred text. Among the topics covered in this episode: * Being an atheist for solidarity * The power of prayer? * Lectio Divina and Harry Potter * On shared languages and arts * How something like that gets started Vanessa's project can be found at HarryPotterSacredText.com. Reach Bart at bartcampolo.org/contact. There's also a private Facebook group for members of this community HERE.

Bart's son Roman joins him for this chat, recorded on Father's Day, in which they contemplate the nature of 'fathering' and the attributes of an ideal father figure in someone's life. What are the factors that make someone a good mentor? How can fathers establish a reality model for the person they're mentoring [...]The post Humanize Me 213: What makes a good father? with Roman Campolo appeared first on Bart Campolo.

Like Bart, Drew Bekius is a former Christian minister who stopped believing and left the faith he held for so long. In this episode, Bart and Drew talk about their journey, the view on the other side of faith, the plight of unbelieving clergy, compassion for those in that position and what they're both doing now that they're no longer evangelical pastors.Drew's website can be found at drewbekius.com. Bart can be reached at bartcampolo.org/contact.

Ex-Mormons. Ex-Scientologists. Ex-Jehovah Witnesses. Ex-Evangelicals. They were all there at sunset at Morris Bird's bi-annual gathering on the beach, cooking ribs and meeting each other. Some had travelled for hours to get there, desperate for community with those like them. On this episode, Bart chats with Morris about such communities for the benefit of any of you who may be interested in doing something like this yourselves. Email Morris at morrisbird@gmail.com if you'd like to get in touch. Email Bart at bartcampolo.org/contact.

What kind of sex are Americans having? Will the Americans of the future have different sexual values than Americans of the past? What should our sexual values be, anyhow?Lisa Wade is a world expert – maybe the world expert – on hookup culture among U.S. college students. Her book, American Hookup, details her research into a culture that a growing number of people worry about, a topic which Bart and Lisa discuss candidly in this episode of Bart's podcast.Lisa's website can be found at lisa-wade.com. The interview she did with Hidden Brain is

Hank Green is a digital creator and content producer with popular YouTube channels such as Vlogbrothers and Crash Course. He reached out to Bart with some interesting thoughts about the digital age and humanism, leading to this podcast in which the two explore things like: Shared values and what helps people flourish Hank's [...]The post Humanize Me 209: Humanizing the internet with Hank Green appeared first on Bart Campolo.

In the second podcast intended to help those who want to start their own local secular community, Bart warns against manifestos, vision statements, lists of values and other formalized statements of belief for emerging secular groups. At the end, we hear a story from Rick Johnston, whose website can be found at rickjohnston.info. This episode is brought to you by the Humanize Me private Facebook group.

Is society going to suffer a collapse from unsustainability worse than the Great Depression sometime in the not-too-distant future? Both Bart and his guest for this episode, self-described ‘apocaloptimist' Michael Dowd, think so. Michael is an author and speaker who spends a lot of time thinking about the future, and although he's a Reverend from the Christian tradition, his website says, "Reality is my God. Evidence is my scripture. Big History is my creation story. Ecology is my theology. Integrity is my salvation. Ensuring a healthy future is my mission." So, what's the best way to think about the future of humanity? Listen to the episode for a wide-ranging chat on that. Michael's website is at michaeldowd.org.

Bart talks with former Hollywood jack-of-all-trades turned super-cool master facilitator Jared Seide about Council, an age-old practice that involves bringing people together in a circle for candid and heartfelt conversations. Participants speak one-at-a-time, sharing their personal stories and experiences, rather than opinions, and listen intently while others do the same.

In this episode, Bart talks about taking the first steps to starting your own secular community wherever you are. Consider it a practical guide to the first moves Bart recommends making, and how to talk about it to your friends and family.A bonus segment at the end focuses on Robert Ingersoll. An interview coming next week! Join the not-so-secret Facebook group for the podcast HERE.

In this episode, Bart shares an email from a listener who called him a "just another liberal do-gooder". Bart responded with kindness at the prompting of a student called Katie, and lessons were learned. The podcast Bart recommends is HERE. Join the secret listener Facebook group HERE! (Oops.)

A brief update from Bart on the latest going on, including: How he ended up losing all his emails The release of his new book co-authored with Tony Campolo Some new podcasts you can hear Bart on as a guest

Bart doesn't believe in a god. And he's no fan of the new U.S. President, Donald J Trump. So what could he possibly mean by urging people to pray for the president? Find out on this new edition of Humanize Me, wherein Bart begins with an update on what's been happening recently and goes on to talk about the times we find ourselves living in.