Humanism and the Sacred

The experience of the sacred is not the exclusive province of religion. It is a fundamental human experience, something that need not be prompted by holy scriptures, priestly incantations, temples of worship, or religious rituals. Everyday life is sacred, if we are alert to it. Humanism offers a pathway to understanding the experience of the “epiphany of ordinary life.”

Brian Vandenberg has been a member of the Ethical Society for 20 years. He is retired, and in his past life was an academic and published on topics at the intersection of psychology, science, religion, and existential concerns.