Book Discussion – Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
PA, United StatesAll are invited to discuss an important book: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. The book raises questions about how our country approaches aging and dying. If you are interested, please order the book! It’s available in paperback, audiobook, and kindle. [I am offering two times for your convenience. Both discussions [...]
Losing I, Finding We: An Exploration of Attachment through the Prism of Ethical Culture
PA, United StatesChristian Hayden Ethical Culture Leader in Training Ethical Culture does not have explicit tenets or commandments, but it does ask of its members/followers to commit to building ethical relationships, because we as a community feel they are imperative to social justice and realizing a better world. At the same time, many of us struggle to [...]
The Joy and Perseverance of John Lewis – Virtual Platform
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Ten days before he died, Rep. John Lewis stood at Black Lives Matter Plaza opposite the White House looking as determined as he did at 23 years old speaking at the March on Washington. All his life his gentle persona belied his strength, courage, and resiliency. Even when a [...]
(Virtual) Lunch with Leader Hugh
PA, United StatesAs we ease back into our program season, let’s bring Philly and Baltimore Ethical Societies together for one more “Lunch with Hugh,” a casual conversation with Hugh about life, the past summer, and the future. Get your lunch and Zoom in. Join here at the scheduled time.
Philadelphia’s Black Women Leaders and the Ethic of Equality – Virtual Platform
Allener M. Baker-Rogers and Fasaha Traylor Authors of They Carried Us Americans believe our Declaration of Independence and Constitution are rooted in the idea of equality. But from 1619 to the current day, the United States never embraced an ethic of equality: it fell to those who were excluded from those documents’ ideals to define what [...]
Environmental Info Wars and Michael Moore – Virtual Platform
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Michael Moore has a well-earned reputation for rocking the boat – for challenging the NRA, the healthcare industry, General Motors, and capitalism in general. But he, along with director Jeff Gibbs, outraged many progressives when he criticized the environmental movement in his 2019 documentary, Planet of the Humans. Given [...]
A Visit from Susan B. Anthony (Performance)
Marjorie Goldman Actor Susan B. Anthony takes you back to 1883, when the struggle for women’s suffrage was well underway. Miss Anthony will share some details about her life and upbringing, but will also do her best to convince you to join her in the cause of equal rights for all. A highlight of the presentation is [...]
Being Mortal – Virtual Platform
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Few books so effectively combine the mundane and the profound as does Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal. It bemoans the fact that technological society has lost touch with “the art of dying.” No human story is complete without the conclusion of our finite time, and yet as authors of our [...]
Introduction to Ethical Humanism
Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society, hosts the first Introduction to Ethical Humanism of the 2020-2021 season virtually. Join him for a 30-minute presentation and casual Q&A about this 144-year-old expression of congregational humanism. Please RSVP to LeaderHugh@phillyethics.org and join here online at the scheduled time.
America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens – Virtual Platform
James Steele Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Long before Covid-19 ravaged the economy, millions of middle-class Americans were struggling with stagnant earnings, unaffordable healthcare, and the prospect of an impoverished retirement. This is no accident: in an updated and expanded edition of their New York Times #1 bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Donald L. Barlett [...]