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The Divinity School should establish a chair of "Naturalistic Humanism," Harold R. Rafton '10, a confirmed atheist, has asserted in a letter to the Alumni Bulletin.
Last night, to clarify his position, Rafton defined humanism as "a religion in which man is the center, and where the basic interest is the welfare of humans." He noted that nearly 75 per cent of all natural scientists believe in humanism, which "has its roots in the sciences."
However, Rafton "has no idea" how the money needed to establish such a chair could be raised. He suggested that "when you broadcast such an idea, someone might take it up." If funds are not forth-coming, Rafton called for "guest lecturers" in Humanism.
English 223, "Religious Backgrounds of Sixteenth Century Literature," will deal with the influence of Christian Humanism and ecclesiastical politics, as expressed between More and Donne. It will be taught by Herschel C. Baker, professor of English, in the Spring.
President Eliot's cautious humanism was not so unrealistic, says Bartley, as the "latterday optimism" of President Pusey, which expects help "from only one kind of contemporary thinker: the flashy existentialist or teutonic theologian who ministers to the 'Big Questions' with big answers and bigger 'systems...