Celebrating over 60 years as the voice for Humanism in the Unitarian Universalist Association
The UU Humanist Association was founded in 1962 by Edwin H. Wilson, Lester Mondale, and others. It was originally called the “Fellowship of Religious Humanists,” then the “Friends of Religious Humanism,”, and then the “HUUmanists.” The UU Humanist Association is a related organization of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and was founded to advance Humanism within Unitarian Universalism and to promote Humanism in general. Many UU Humanist members are also members or friends of UUA congregations.
Unitarian Universalists were instrumental in the writing of all three of the Humanist Manifestos and in the founding of the American Humanist Association, the principal organization representing Humanists in the U.S. You can read more about the UU/Humanist connection in the 2003 UU World article, Our Humanist Legacy, by UUA past president William F. Schultz.
The UU Humanist Association is a member of the Secular Coalition for America, a 501(c)4 advocacy organization whose purpose is to amplify the diverse and growing voice of the non-theistic community in the political and civic life of the United States. We are also a member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union which represents the global Humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes Humanist values world-wide.