Living

African Americans and Humanism

Authors

  • Anthony B. Pinn Rice University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/eph.v20i1.23

Keywords:

afro-descendant, humanism, culture

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University

    Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is also the Director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies. He is the author/editor of twenty six books, including African American Humanist Principles (2004) and By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism (2001).

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Published

2013-10-09

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How to Cite

Pinn, A. B. (2013). Living: African Americans and Humanism. Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, 20(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1558/eph.v20i1.23

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