The Fabian Society was an outgrowth from the Fellowship of the New Life. In the early nineteenth century, the chapel became known as "a radical gathering-place".The Sexual Contract, by Carole Patema. P160 At that point it was a Unitarian chapel, and that movement, like Quakers, supported female equality.  Under the leadership of Reverend William Johnson Fox, it lent its pulpit to activists such as Anna Wheeler, one of the first women to campaign for feminism at public meetings in England, who spoke in 1829 on "Rights of Women." In later decades, the chapel moved away from Unitarianism, changing its name first to the South Place Religious Society, then the South Place Ethical Society (a name it held formally, though it was better known as Conway Hall from 1929) and is now Conway Hall Ethical Society. Structure and events Ethical societies are typically led by "Leaders . "  Leaders are trained and certified (the equivalent of ordination) by the American Ethical Union. Societies engage Leaders, in much the same way that Protestant congregations "call" a minister. Not all Ethical societies have a professional Leader. (In typical usage, the Ethical Movement uses upper case to distinguish certified professional Leaders from other leaders.) A board of executives handles day-to-day affairs, and committees of members focus on specific activities and involvements of the society. Further reading  Ericson, Edward L. The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion. A Frederick Ungar book, The Continuum Publishing Company. 205 pages, 1988.  Radest, Howard. Toward Common Ground: The Story of the Ethical Societies in the United States. Ungar, 1969 Muzzey, David Saville. Ethics as a Religion, 273 pages, 1951, 1967, 1986. Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Ethical Society of Austin Category:Nontheism Category: 1877 establishments in the United States Category:Ethics Category:Humanism  Category:Philosophical movement
The Fabian Society was an outgrowth from the Fellowship of the New Life. In the early nineteenth century, the chapel became known as "a radical gathering-place".The Sexual Contract, by Carole Patema. P160 At that point it was a Unitarian chapel, and that movement, like Quakers, supported female equality. Especially "72. The religious backgrounds of feminist activists". Under the leadership of Reverend William Johnson Fox, it lent its pulpit to activists such as Anna Wheeler, one of the first women to campaign for feminism at public meetings in England, who spoke in 1829 on "Rights of Women." In later decades, the chapel moved away from Unitarianism, changing its name first to the South Place Religious Society, then the South Place Ethical Society (a name it held formally, though it was better known as Conway Hall from 1929) and is now Conway Hall Ethical Society. Structure and events Ethical societies are typically led by "Leaders " . Leaders are trained and certified (the equivalent of ordination) by the American Ethical Union. Societies engage Leaders, in much the same way that Protestant congregations "call" a minister. Not all Ethical societies have a professional Leader. (In typical usage, the Ethical Movement uses upper case to distinguish certified professional Leaders from other leaders.) A board of executives handles day-to-day affairs, and committees of members focus on specific activities and involvements of the society. Attribution Further reading Ericson, Edward L. The Humanist Way: An Introduction to Ethical Humanist Religion. A Frederick Ungar book, The Continuum Publishing Company. 205 pages, 1988. Muzzey, David Saville. Ethics as a Religion, 273 pages, 1951, 1967, 1986. Radest, Howard. Toward Common Ground: The Story of the Ethical Societies in the United States. Ungar, 1969 Category: 1877 establishments in the United States Category:Ethics Category:Humanism Category:Nontheism Category:Philosophical movement
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Muzzey, David Saville. Ethics as a Religion, 273 pages, 1951, 1967, 1986.
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Muzzey, David Saville. Ethics as a Religion, 273 pages, 1951, 1967, 1986.
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Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Ethical Society of Austin
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Category:Nontheism