The Defining Tensions of Felix Adler, Founder of the First Ethical Society by Christian Hayden
- Angela Coppola
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min read
Speaker: Christian Hayden
Who was the person who started Ethical Humanism? What drove him to establish a community that functioned like a religion but is nontheistic? How did he go from radical to outdated in a few short years? What lasting tensions remain and shape Ethical Humanism? Christian Hayden views Felix Adler who founded Ethical Culture in 1876 from a 21st century perspective. The most important thing to know about Christian is that he is an Ethical Culture leader in training, which means you are stuck with him for a while. The second most important thing is that he fell in love with photography recently so you might hear about that too. Christian is a full-time facilitator, very part time poet, and is striving to be a 24/7 humanist. He also spent a year in Ghana with the Humanist Service Corps and was awarded the Mossler Fellowship in 2016.
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