By Dr David Mayston Why do periods of instability seem to spread and intensify across societies? Drawing on a systems perspective, David Mayston explores how interconnected pressures — from climate change and economic shocks to conflict and public services — can combine to create turbulence. He argues that humanism, with its respect for evidence, long-term thinking and shared human welfare, offers important tools for understanding and responding to these challenges. David has a PhD in...

By Dr David Mayston In this wide-ranging reflection, David Mayston explores how words traditionally associated with religion – such as God , Spirit , Faith , and Being – can be reinterpreted through a humanist lens. He shows how familiar religious language may express deeply human values of love, creativity, and compassion without invoking the supernatural. By uncovering the rich secular meanings within these ancient words, David invites us to see humanism not as the absence of faith, but...