Religion After the Gods

Name: Religion After the Gods
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ISBN: 9780252089244

Edwin H. Wilson and the American Humanist Association

John S. Haller Jr.

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University of Illinois Press
01 March 2026

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Philosophy; Humanist & secular alternatives to religion; Agnosticism & atheism

The life and work of a religious humanist thinker

Sometimes called America’s fourth religion, religious humanism emerged in the Midwest as a product of Enlightenment rationality, the Social Gospel, and the philosophy of pragmatism. John S. Haller Jr. examines religious humanism’s first fifty years alongside Edwin H. Wilson’s pivotal role in the American Humanist Association (AHA).

Started by a group of Unitarian faculty and students, religious humanism applied the rituals of the theocentric universe of Judeo-Christianity to the non-theistic, anthropocentric universe of agnostics, altruists, humanitarians, and meliorists. Their beliefs found expression in the AHA, founded in 1941 with Wilson as the secretary and editor of its magazine. Wilson’s actions in these and other roles weighed heavily on the organization’s reputation, influence, successes, and failures. At the same time, his multifaceted work reflected the relationship between power and the possibilities inherent in the pluralistic and democratic heritage he pursued.

Rigorous and astute, Religion After the Gods reveals how the tensions between individual aspirations and bureaucratic constraints culminated in hopeful humanist practices.

By: John S. Haller Jr.
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780252089244
ISBN 10: 0252089243
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John S. Haller Jr. is an emeritus professor of history and medical humanities at Southern Illinois University. His many books include MichaelA. Musmanno: Lawyer, Legislator, Judge, and Showman and Swedenborg's Principles of Usefulness: Social Reform Thought from the Enlightenment to American Pragmatism.