Humanism is Not a Unicorn – Members Gather to Discuss

Humanist Canada members from British Columbia to Nova Scotia gathered on line throughout November to participate in a course entitled  ‘Humanism is Not a Unicorn’.  The course was offered in cooperation with the American Humanist Association and was delivered by Dr. David Breeden.

Attendees gained a deeper understanding of Humanism as a philosophical framework, it historical development, and its potential to address contemporary challenges.  Attendees had opportunities to engage in discussion and reflection on the implications of Humanist principles for their own lives and for society as a whole.  Humanism is a unicorn, but it exists.

David Breeden was the Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis (2013-2024) — a congregational humanist community dedicated to promoting a free search for truth, meaning, and justice.  He holds an MFA degree from The Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop, a Ph.D

from the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School.  Prior to leading at First Unitarian, Breeden was the fir

st settled minister at the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bloomington, MN.

The course ended with a study group as members discussed how they can be apply the principles in their own lives and in to Humanist Canada.