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Religious Naturalist Newsletter July, 2018 Friends, I have always been a proponent of the “go slow” approach, and it has been very satisfying to see how our organization has developed with virtually no marketing. That said, I often get letters

Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? The first two questions in this painting by Paul Gauguin can be answered, largely, with science. But the third presents a challenge and choices to be made –

Dearest RNA-ers, In his March newsletter, Todd lifts up the publication of The Routledge Handbook of Religious Naturalism (2018) with many chapters written by RNA members. The book has a hefty price tag, unfortunately, but it’s a milestone in the

Dear Friends, I am completely confident that the religious naturalist worldview will eventually be the default worldview of most people (never 100% of course). What I don’t know is the route to get there. Will it be through organizations like

This month’s newsletter will share some news. As Marilyn Brien mentioned in a memo posted at RNAnet, On Saturday, March 31, The Southern Progressive Alliance for Exploring Religion will present Michael Dowd for two talks and a discussion on “Ecology

Dearest RNAers —  I have been blessed by a new friendship, with RNA member Janet Newton, who lives on “my” island, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, and who’s soon to obtain her MDiv from the Unitarian-Universalist Meadville Lombard seminary. Several months ago

Friends, Being your Secretary is usually a lot of fun. I get to welcome new members, who are often delighted to have found us. I get to sign people up for our Facebook page and our on-line Googlegroup discussion RNAnet,

RNA Newsletter December, 2017 As the holiday season combines the solstice with secular and religious celebrations, some thoughts and questions came to mind – in what it can mean to be “religious” (or spiritual). As it can mean a number

Friends, The sermon last week was from the Psalms, with its typical language that “My enemies will not defeat me – the Lord will protect me.”  This got me wondering whether we religious naturalists have enemies, whether we need protection