Schedule of Events
We meet at 6:30 pm on Thursdays in Murray-Dodge Hall, unless otherwise noted.
- September 30: Inaugural Meeting of the Princeton University Society of Humanists
- October 6: Discussion of Richard Dawkins' TED Talk "An Atheist's Call to Arms"
- October 13: Lecture by Alan Mann on "Human-ness." Mann is a Princeton Professor of Anthropology and the Departmental Representative for the Undergraduate Program in Anthropology.
- October 20: Film screening of Larry Charles' Religulous
- October 27: No Meeting Due to Midterms
- November 3: Fall Break
- November 10: Lecture by Marc Adams, Founder and Executive Director of HeartStrong. HeartStrong is the only national LGBT non-profit organization founded and administrated by humanists. HeartStrong is the current designated children's charity of Foundation Beyond Belief.
- November 17: Lecture by Gideon Rosen on the Teleological Argument for the Existence of God. Rosen is the Princeton Stuart Professor of Philosophy, the Director of the Program in Humanistic Studies, and the Director of the Stewart Seminars in Religion.
- November 24: No Meeting Due to Thanksgiving
- December 1: Lecture by Keith Shaw on the political role of religion in a liberal democratic society. Shaw is the Associate Director of the Writing Center at Princeton University and specializes in modern Western political theory and environmental philosophy.
- December 8: Discussion of religious labels and identities, including what it means to be a humanist, atheist, theist, or agnostic.
- December 15: Film screening of the History Channel's documentary "The Real Story of Christmas" and discussion of holiday traditions and historical practices.
- December 22: Winter Break
- December 29: Winter Break
- January 5: Winter Break
- January 12: No Meeting Due to Reading Period
- January 19: No Meeting Due to Final Exams
- January 26: No Meeting Due to Final Exams
- February 2: Intersession
- February 9: Discussion of the influence of the 10 Commandments in our society and legal system, including an evaluation of alternative guidelines and moral codes for the modern world.
- February 16: Discussion of the debate over evolution, creationism, and intelligent design and its impacts on public schools, government officials, and society in general.
- February 23: Elections for new officer positions at 6:30 in Murray-Dodge
- February 23: Special Event at 8 pm in McCosh 10! PUSH and Manna Christian Fellowship present a discussion on the topic of how Christianity and atheism make sense of suffering. Guest speakers include Gideon Rosen, Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, and John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. Princeton Professor Eric Gregory will moderate.