True Humanism, One Way Forward to Peace

True humanism* teaches us how to appreciate those that are different from ourselves.  We can use the ideals of true humanism to critically educate our communities, to reduce our collective and individual anxiety about cultures and ideologies different from our own, and to build bridges and pathways to sustainable peace internationally.









*"True" humanism as an ideological goal and practice in the tradition of Erasmus of Rotterdam, and as carried on by critical theorists like Edward Said with his efforts to link and diminish fear and uncertainty between the Western world and the perceived "Other."  Not merely an overly-used and far-from-practiced empty word in broader academia.