Chapter Five: Values and Virtues, Meaning and Purpose Chapter Five Endnotes 1. See Jim Herrick's essay "Secular Parenting and the Arts" at the end of this chap- ter for more on the character Lyra. 2. "Religion and Volunteering in America," paper presented at the Conference on Religion, Social Capital, and Democratic Life at Calvin College by Steven J. Yonish (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and David E. Campbell (Harvard University), October 1998. 3. Foreign Policy and the Center for Global Development, "Ranking the Rich," For- eign Policy Magazine, May/June 2005. 4. That makes five times Robert Ingersoll's been mentioned in this book--the only five times most readers have probably heard his name. Ingersoll was attorney general of Illinois in the late 1860s, but his further political ambitions were thwarted by his anti-religious views. He then pursued a career as a traveling ora- tor, delivering sparkling, brilliant public lectures around the country in support of nontheistic morality and against the harmful effects of religion. Called "The Great Agnostic," Ingersoll was an influential voice in the nineteenth century but quickly faded into undeserved obscurity after his death in 1899. 5. E.J. Larson & L. Witham, "Leading Scientists Still Reject God." Nature 394 (July 1998), 313. 6. See Cherry and Cherry, "Double Vision," for another appearance of Lyra. Additional Resources Books · Ardell, Don. The Book of Wellness: A Secular Approach to Spirit, Meaning and Purpose. Prometheus, 1996. A founder and leader of the wellness movement, Dr. Donald B. Ardell suggests that doctors turn more attention to encouraging the contemplation of meaning and purpose in their patients--and that they do so without any religious overlay. · Heelas, Paul, with Linda Woodhead. Spiritual Revolution: Why Religion is Giving Way to Spirituality. Blackwell, 2004. Strong mostly in establishing the fact that organized religion is losing its appeal in favor of a more personal, nondogmatic spirituality for the expression of meaning and purpose. Very interesting read- ing--but go elsewhere for specific recommendations or practices. · Grayling, A.C. Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age. Oxford, 2003. A beautifully written and thought-provoking set of reflections on values and ethics without religion. American Management Association · www.amanet.org <http://www.amanet.org/> 147