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Dr. James Croft is the University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor for the University of Sussex, and the first Humanist to lead a chaplaincy at a UK university. Formerly, as Senior Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, he led one of the largest Humanist congregations in the world. James has dedicated his life to helping people as the big questions – Why are we here? How should we treat each other? Where are we going? – and is a popular speaker on matters of religion, ethics, and philosophy in the UK and internationally. He lives in Brighton with his fabulous drag queen husband Kolten and their darling chihuahua Ella.
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Jan 31, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Humanism in a time of crisis: responding boldly to our cultural moment
By Dr James Croft James is University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor at the University of Sussex, and a former Leader at the Ethical Society of St Louis in Missouri. In this article, he argues that humanism is entering a period of profound challenge, as political polarisation, rising nationalism and cultural conflict put humanist values under pressure. He calls for a more confident, activist humanism that is willing to defend dignity, pluralism and secular democracy in an uncertain public...
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Aug 31, 2023 ∙ 7 min
Humanist and Woke: No Contradiction
James argues that ‘Critical Social Justice’, also known as 'woke', is an expression of, not incompatible with, Humanist values.
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