Author: Bart
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Humanize Me 206: In quest of of better conversations with Jared Seide
Bart talks with former Hollywood jack-of-all-trades turned super-cool master facilitator Jared Seide about Council, an age-old practice that involves bringing people together in a circle for candid and heartfelt conversations. Participants speak one-at-a-time, sharing their personal stories and experiences, rather than opinions, and listen intently while others do the same. Sharing and listening to universal…
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Humanize Me 205: Wanna start a community? Start talking!
In this episode, Bart talks about taking the first steps to starting your own secular community wherever you are. Consider it a practical guide to the first moves Bart recommends making, and how to talk about it to your friends and family. A bonus segment at the end focuses on Robert Ingersoll. An interview coming…
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Humanize Me 204: Just another liberal do-gooder
In this episode, Bart shares an email from a listener who called him a “just another liberal do-gooder”. Bart responded with kindness at the prompting of a student called Katie, and lessons were learned. The podcast Bart recommends is HERE. Join the secret listener Facebook group HERE! (Oops.) LISTEN HERE
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Humanize Me 203: An Update
A brief update from Bart on the latest going on, including: How he ended up losing all his emails The release of his new book co-authored with Tony Campolo Some new podcasts you can hear Bart on as a guest Go HERE to hear Bart as a guest on The Thinking Atheist with Seth Andrews.[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container] LISTEN…
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Pastor father, Humanist son
Bart’s father Tony Campolo is one of the most prominent evangelical leaders of the past 50 years. In this episode of the WHYY show Radio Times, the father and son chat together with host Marty Moss-Coane about Bart’s departure from Christianity and the relationship they’ve had since. Listen above. Interested in the conversation between Bart…
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White Heron
by John Ciardi What lifts the heron leaning on the air I praise without a name. A crouch, a flare, a long stroke through the cumulus of trees, a shaped thought at the sky–then gone. O rare! Saint Francis, being happiest on his knees, would have cried Father! Cry anything you please But praise. By…
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Humanize Me 202: Pray? For Trump? Are you kidding?
Photo credit: Jae C. Hong, AP Bart doesn’t believe in a god. And he’s no fan of the new U.S. President, Donald J Trump. So what could he possibly mean by urging people to pray for the president? Find out on this new edition of Humanize Me, wherein Bart begins with an update on what’s…
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Humanize Me 201: Harmony and Community with Maggie Wheeler
Listen to “Humanize Me 201: Harmony and Community with Maggie Wheeler” on Spreaker. Bart chats with his friend, the actress Maggie Wheeler, who is a director of the Golden Bridge Community Choir in Los Angeles, where people join together at all levels of singing ability and form a harmonious whole. They explore how singing brings…
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Three links
Hey there! Thanks so much for all your interest in my story of coming out of Christianity and into secular humanism. There are three separate ways you can find out more about this: (1) Mark Oppenheimer’s great piece in the New York Times Magazine, which you can read right away HERE if you haven’t already….
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Humanize Me 133: What In The World Are We Doing?
Listen to “Humanize Me 133: What In The World Are We Doing?” on Spreaker. A special year-end edition of Humanize Me. Connect with others in the community at the Facebook Group HERE. Happy New Year! LISTEN HERE