Timely and Timeless is a 251-page anthology of the pulpit and radio addresses of one of the most influential leaders and exponents of twentieth-century humanism and Unitarian Universalism, one of the original signers of Humanist Manifesto I, and the second president of the American Humanist Association.
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"Burdette Backus was a celebrated representative of humanistic liberal religion, widely respected for his popular radio ministry and as a spiritual leader of a congregation noted for its activist support of civil rights, First and Fourteenth Amendment civil liberties, world peace, mental health, and religious expressions deeply rooted in principles of freedom, reason, tolerance, and social responsibility....A shining example of a broad-gauged liberal minister, rich in compassion, gentleness, courage, personal dignity, scholarly grounding, equally appreciative of scientific method and democratic values." -- Jack Mendelsohn, minister, teacher, and author
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Timely and Timeless: The Wisdom of E. Burdette Backus is an anthology of the pulpit and radio addresses of one of the most influential leaders and exponents of twentieth-century Humanism and Unitarian Universalism, a signer (with John Dewey and other notables) of Humanist Manifesto I, and the second president of the American Humanist Association.
"Burdette Backus was a celebrated representative of humanistic liberal religion, widely respected for his popular radio ministry and as spiritual leader of a congregation noted for its activist support of civil rights, First and Fourteenth Amendment civil liberties, world peace, mental health, and religious expressions deeply rooted in principles of freedom, reason, tolerance, and social responsibility....{A} shining example of a broad-gauged liberal minister, rich in compassion, gentleness, courage, personal dignity, scholarly grounding, equally appreciative of scientific method and democratic values."
--Jack Mendelsohn from the foreword
"Burdette Backus' writing, his work, and his life are among the finest expressions of the best in Humanism and Unitarian Universalism and illustrate the very considerable overlap between these two traditions."
--Edd Doerr from the preface
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