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Virtues are not limited to the west, literary canons or religious doctrines. The author shows how humanism follows similar virtues without religion.

On December 4, the second Sunday of Advent, the pastor of my congregation reminded us that this season is traditionally considered “a little Lent,” a time for penitence and lamentation. It is also a time of joyous expectation, as we look ahead to the birth of Jesus. This is certainly a paradox. We are asked to be simultaneously sorrowful and happy.

We are all harnessed to something.

For thousands of years humankind’s social development has been shaped by religions that began with extraordinary individuals.