About

We are The Sacred Humanists because all of our contributors believe in the existence of some sort of metaphysical spirituality as well as the immense human potential to love deeply, think critically, and enjoy the beauty and wonder of the natural world. We’re also committed to being thoughtful persons who strive to treat everyone with dignity amid and despite any important disagreements. One day we hope to have contributors who come not only from various Christian traditions but Reformed Jews, Sufi Muslims, Zen Buddhists, people who self-describe as “spiritual but not religious,” and other religious perspectives. We value a diversity of thoughtful perspectives.

While most of our contributors at this time would self-identify as Jesus followers, we genuinely are open to a diversity of spiritual perspectives both within and without the broader Christian tradition.1 However, The Sacred Humanists is not a distinctly Christian platform nor do its editors see their role as being the gatekeepers of orthodoxy. Instead we’re building a platform where people experience the cross-fertilization of ideas, wrestle with thought-provoking perspectives, and discuss issues in good faith.

The Sacred Humanists is especially meant to speak to people who are trying to retain their faith while going through the difficult, unsightly, and quite often painful work of spiritual deconstruction and reconstruction. It sometimes takes years, if not decades, to work through the multi-faceted emotional, intellectual, social, and even professional dynamics of that process. Our intent is to provide empathy, thought-provoking ideas, and further resources for that journey. Obviously we are not a self-help site of oppressive feel-good optimism.2 What we do hope to provide is a home for struggling people by sharing eclectic spiritual insights through our articles and podcasts.3

We also have a sister website, Subversive Discourse, where secular matters are discussed.