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Universal cosmography according to the Ptolemaic tradition and the surveys of Amerigo Vespucci among others, Martin Waldseemüller, Strasbourg, 1507.

The little‑known story of Saint Dié‑des‑Vosges’ humanist scholars who gave America its name

The International Geography festival puts Saint-Dié on the map, but its map-making history dates back to the early 16th century, when the French town in the Vosges was a hotspot for scholarly geographical research.
Chaplains talk with anyone, regardless of whether or not the patient has a religious affiliation – and some chaplains themselves are not religious. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Religious leaders without religion: How humanist, atheist and spiritual‑but‑not‑religious chaplains tend to patients’ needs

As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains – but they are prepared to offer spiritual care regardless of a patient’s beliefs.
Congress includes people of many faiths – but not many who profess no faith at all. Kent Nishimura /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

New Congress has a humanist rep and a religiously unaffiliated senator – but why is it so hard for outright atheists to get voted in?

Despite a growing number of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power – putting the US at odds with other global democracies.
Above it, only skies? In it, only believers? Imagine that! Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?

Despite growing numbers of non-religious Americans, self-declared atheists are few and far between in the halls of power – putting the US at odds with other global democracies.

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