Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
Humanism and Its Aspirations
Upcoming Events
HAC Timely Topics - Chimpanzees
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 5:00PM
This Timely Topics is in honor of Jane Goodall. We’ll start with a potluck dinner at 5:00 pm, followed at 5:45 pm by a video about Chimpanzees. Manny Ratafia will then moderate a discussion. Please bring a dish to share. Coffee and tea will be provided. If you plan on bringing a baked dessert such as cake, pie or cookies, please do, but also please e-mail Manny Ratafia at manny@ratafias.com to let him know what you will be bringing. (In past similar events, there were too many baked goods.)
Board Meeting
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 7:00PM
All members of the Humanist Association of Connecticut are welcome to attend. If you have something to bring to the board or wish …
Online event
Monthly Meeting - The Expiring Inflation Reduction Act Rebates Part 2
Monday, October 20, 2025, 6:30PM
With the passage of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act”, you might assume that the Inflation Reduction Act rebates are …
Northern Social Dinner
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:00PM
We’ll be meeting again in Wallingford at Pacific Buffet & Grill (https://pacificbuffetandgrill.com/). (Buffet Prices:…
Humanist Explorations
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 2:30PM
This is our monthly Humanist Explorations meeting. We meet at 700 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden for a presentation followed by a…
Book Discussions
"The Undertow" by Jeff Sharlet
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for October is The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War by journalist and author Jeff Sharlet.
Note: Date is 4th, rather than 3rd, Saturday.
From Amazon: An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into corners of our national psyche where others fear to tread. The Undertow is both inquiry and meditation, an attempt to understand how, over the last decade, reaction has morphed into delusion, social division into distrust, distrust into paranoia, and hatred into fantasies – sometimes realities – of violence.
Across the country, men “of God” glorify materialism, a gluttony of the soul, while citing Scripture and preparing for civil war – a firestorm they long for as an absolution and exaltation…Framing this dangerous vision, Sharlet remembers and celebrates the courage of those who sing a different song of community, and of an America long dreamt of and yet to be fully born, dedicated to justice and freedom for all.
“Jeff Sharlet’s startling, Didion-esque The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, with its CinemaScope landscapes and slightest of hopes, visits the dirt lanes and country rallies where Christian nationalism threatens.” – Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
"Under Tiberius" by Nick Tosches
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for November is Under Tiberius by the late journalist and biographer Nick Tosches.
From Amazon:
[A] thrilling story of…
"A Libertarian Walks into a Bear" by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for December is A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by…
You can download the New Haven Free Public Library’s flyer for the 2024 book discussions at the Wilson Branch.
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Titles selected for our book discussions can be found in most local libraries or ordered from bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.
HAC is a chapter of the American Humanist Association and a UU Humanists local group.