Humanist Book Club

We are a non-fiction book club meeting the fourth Sunday of each month at our members' homes.  Come join us as we read and discuss a wide range of interesting and relevant books related to our Humanist ideas and viewpoint.

CCH is looking for a few good readers!  The nonfiction book club welcomes new members who are interested in exploring writings on science, ecology, politics, philosophy and similar subjects of interest.  For more information contact Candace Weiss for location of this month's meeting  at

 Next Selection:

February 26, 2012 at 4-6pm

It Takes a Pillage by Nomi Prins. Want to know in layman's terms, why the economy is where it is?

Upcoming:

March 25,2012 at 4-6pm

How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark Waldeman. While title is somewhat off-putting, this book is really about how holding on to a belief system can organically change your brain, making it difficult to accept or even see inconsistencies or alternative beliefs.

April 22, 2012 at 4-6pm

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. How do we make decisions? Why, rationally,of course- or so we think. Humans actually have two mechanisms to use in making decisions, and both are used at various times. Unfortunately, sometimes our brains use the irrational one without realizing it and big mistakes can happen.

May 27, 2012 at 4-6pm

The Moeal Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Harris? Here is a book by an author we have read recently and really enjoyed. Harris takes on the widely held belief that science has nothing to do with ethics or human values, and shows how this moral relativism is actually false.

June 24, 2012 at 4-6pm

The End of Growth by Richard Heinberg. As the political campaigns go into high gear, and promises of "more growth" as the solution to all our problems get louder, we will be looking at an alternative idea of a sustainable future.

Past Book Club Selections:

Half The Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

"A Woman Soldier's Own Story"
"Science Under Siege", Kendrick Frazier
"Writings on an Ethical Life", Peter Singer
Old Testament: Job, Ecclesiastes
"Field Notes For A Compassionate Life", Marc Barasch
"The Happiness Hypothesis", Jonathan Haidt
"Why I Am Not A Christian", Bertrand Russell
"Moral Clarity", Susan Neiman
"The Birth of Plenty", William J. Bernstein
"The Great Turning", David Korten