John Figdor is a former Humanist Chaplain at Stanford University[1][2] where he organizes events and programs for both students and community members of the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the first Humanist Chaplain on the West Coast serving a university community.[3] As a Humanist officiant he also oversees non-theistic weddings, funerals, and baby-naming ceremonies.[2][4]
Figdor received his B.A. with honors in Philosophy from Vassar College[2] and he holds a master's degree (M.Div.) in Humanism and Interfaith Dialogue from Harvard Divinity School.[3][4]
CareerEdit
Humanism at Stanford UniversityEdit
The Humanist Community at Stanford includes humanists, atheists, and agnostics, who believe in values such as reason, science, pluralism, compassion, empathy, and altruism.[5][6] The organization holds a variety of different events, from dinners, to public lectures, to art gallery tours, to pub nights, to discussions and debates, and game nights.[5] Previous notable speakers have included Richard Dawkins.[7]
The Stanford Humanist Community played an essential role in the creation of Darwin Day. The first celebration of the event took place on April 22, 1995, and included a lecture given by famed anthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson to over 600 attendees.[8]
Humanism at HarvardEdit
Figdor was an Organizing Fellow of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University[4] and former Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard,[9] working with Greg Epstein.
In 2014, Figdor coauthored, together with Lex Bayer, the book Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014)[10][11] and organized the Rethink Prize: a crowdsourcing competition to rethink the Ten Commandments. The contest drew more than 2,800 submissions from 18 countries and 27 U.S. states. Winners were selected by a panel of judges.[12][13]
Figdor is a former Board Member of the Secular Student Alliance.[4] Figdor and his work have been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle,[9] the Huffington Post,[1][14] the Washington Post.,[10][15] Salon,[16] CNN,[12] and TIME.[17]
ReferencesEdit
^ abJones, Alan (28 December 2012). "John Figdor Appointed as Atheist Chaplain at Stanford". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ abc"Chaplain John Figdor develops humanist community on campus". Stanford Daily. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ ab"Stanford's New Humanist Chaplain: John Figdor". The Stanford Review. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ abcd"Secular Student Alliance John Figdor". Secular Student Alliance. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ ab"Stanford Humanist Community Facebook Page". Stanford Humanist Community. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^. Stanford Humanist Community. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^"Richard Dawkins @ Stanford Humanist Community 2012 10 11". YouTube. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^. International Darwin Day Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ abAsimov, Nanette (22 December 2012). "Stanford gets a chaplain for atheists". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ abKimberly Winston (November 20, 2014). "10 Commandments for atheists: a guide for nonbelievers who want to explore their values". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^"Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart". Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^ abDaniel Burke (December 20, 2014). "Behold, atheists' new Ten Commandments". CNN. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^"The Rethink Prize". Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^"The Atheist Chaplain". Huffington Post Live. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^Shulman, Robin (21 December 2008). "Humanist Parents Seek Communion Outside Church". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^Michael Schulson (December 7, 2014). "Humanist chaplain John Figdor: "Religion introduces moral problems that wouldn't exist otherwise"". Salon. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^"Here's a Secular Alternative to the Ten Commandments". TIME. December 21, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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john, figdor, former, humanist, chaplain, stanford, university, where, organizes, events, programs, both, students, community, members, francisco, area, first, humanist, chaplain, west, coast, serving, university, community, humanist, officiant, also, oversees. John Figdor is a former Humanist Chaplain at Stanford University 1 2 where he organizes events and programs for both students and community members of the San Francisco Bay Area He is the first Humanist Chaplain on the West Coast serving a university community 3 As a Humanist officiant he also oversees non theistic weddings funerals and baby naming ceremonies 2 4 Jonathan FigdorAlma materVassar College Harvard Divinity SchoolOccupationHumanist Chaplain at Stanford UniversityWebsitewww wbr atheistmindhumanistheart wbr com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Humanism at Stanford University 2 2 Humanism at Harvard 3 ReferencesEarly life and education EditFigdor received his B A with honors in Philosophy from Vassar College 2 and he holds a master s degree M Div in Humanism and Interfaith Dialogue from Harvard Divinity School 3 4 Career EditHumanism at Stanford University Edit The Humanist Community at Stanford includes humanists atheists and agnostics who believe in values such as reason science pluralism compassion empathy and altruism 5 6 The organization holds a variety of different events from dinners to public lectures to art gallery tours to pub nights to discussions and debates and game nights 5 Previous notable speakers have included Richard Dawkins 7 The Stanford Humanist Community played an essential role in the creation of Darwin Day The first celebration of the event took place on April 22 1995 and included a lecture given by famed anthropologist Dr Donald Johanson to over 600 attendees 8 Humanism at Harvard Edit Figdor was an Organizing Fellow of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University 4 and former Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard 9 working with Greg Epstein In 2014 Figdor coauthored together with Lex Bayer the book Atheist Mind Humanist Heart Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty First Century Rowman amp Littlefield 2014 10 11 and organized the Rethink Prize a crowdsourcing competition to rethink the Ten Commandments The contest drew more than 2 800 submissions from 18 countries and 27 U S states Winners were selected by a panel of judges 12 13 Figdor is a former Board Member of the Secular Student Alliance 4 Figdor and his work have been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle 9 the Huffington Post 1 14 the Washington Post 10 15 Salon 16 CNN 12 and TIME 17 References Edit a b Jones Alan 28 December 2012 John Figdor Appointed as Atheist Chaplain at Stanford Huffington Post Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b c Chaplain John Figdor develops humanist community on campus Stanford Daily 20 February 2013 Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b Stanford s New Humanist Chaplain John Figdor The Stanford Review Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b c d Secular Student Alliance John Figdor Secular Student Alliance Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b Stanford Humanist Community Facebook Page Stanford Humanist Community Retrieved 13 June 2013 Stanford Humanist Community Stanford Humanist Community Archived from the original on 3 January 2013 Retrieved 13 June 2013 Richard Dawkins Stanford Humanist Community 2012 10 11 YouTube Retrieved 13 June 2013 About the International Darwin Day Foundation IDDF International Darwin Day Foundation Archived from the original on 30 June 2013 Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b Asimov Nanette 22 December 2012 Stanford gets a chaplain for atheists San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b Kimberly Winston November 20 2014 10 Commandments for atheists a guide for nonbelievers who want to explore their values The Washington Post Retrieved February 15 2015 Atheist Mind Humanist Heart Retrieved February 15 2015 a b Daniel Burke December 20 2014 Behold atheists new Ten Commandments CNN Retrieved February 15 2015 The Rethink Prize Retrieved February 15 2015 The Atheist Chaplain Huffington Post Live Retrieved 13 June 2013 Shulman Robin 21 December 2008 Humanist Parents Seek Communion Outside Church Washington Post Archived from the original on 24 June 2013 Retrieved 13 June 2013 Michael Schulson December 7 2014 Humanist chaplain John Figdor Religion introduces moral problems that wouldn t exist otherwise Salon Retrieved February 15 2015 Here s a Secular Alternative to the Ten Commandments TIME December 21 2014 Retrieved February 15 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Figdor amp oldid 1146341625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
