Humane Education in Action: Creating a Christian Ethic of Caring
IHE M.Ed. graduate Stephanie Muzekari first discovered humane education at one of our Sowing Seeds workshops. What Stephanie learned in our M.Ed. program helped her discover ways to combine her concern...
View ArticleMaking Compassion the Center of Our Lives
What if every thought, word and act, from every person on earth, arose from compassion? How might that change the world? How might that change us? 2008 TED winner and religious scholar Karen Armstrong...
View ArticleFeatured IHE Student: Kelle Kersten
Why is there such anger, hatred and fear in the world? Why do we feel separate from others? How can we cultivate love for ourselves when we feel deficient and unlovable? IHE student Kelle Kersten began...
View ArticleFeatured IHE Student: Russell Elleven
Russell Elleven was called to serve others as a minister. He recently discovered another calling through words he found on IHE’s home page: “Help create a humane, sustainable, peaceful world for all...
View ArticleMoral Behavior Doesn’t Depend on Religion: Sam Harris’s “Science Can Answer...
I just watched a new TED talk given by author Sam Harris, titled, “Science Can Answer Moral Questions.” I recommend watching it and considering his (to my mind reasonable, to others quite provocative)...
View ArticleA Better World, A Meaningful Life: A Service at the First Unitarian Society...
I recently had the great honor and joy of being the first Morton Series Lecturer on individual responsibility at the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee (FUSM), and below you’ll find a copy of what I...
View ArticleZoe Weil Book Wins Silver for 2010 Nautilus Book Awards
We at the Institute for Humane Education are very pleased and proud that IHE President Zoe Weil’s latest book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life, is a...
View ArticleFor the Bible Tells Me So
For the Bible Tells Me So (95 min) explores the religious arguments and debate for and against homosexuality, and “offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of...
View ArticleSGI Quarterly
SGI Quarterly is a “Buddhist forum for peace, culture and education” that offers a variety of views and voices.
View ArticleI Am a Humane Educator: Kelle Kersten
IHE M.Ed. grad Kelle Kersten has more than 20 years experience as an organic farmer/gardener. Currently Kelle lives and gardens veganically with her husband at their vegan homestead, Ahimsa Village,...
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