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Naturalistic Traditions: Were the ancient Skeptics naturalistic?
Thus far in this series, we've found the world's first Naturalistic Pagans in the Greek...
January 2014
January 30, 2014
Naturalistic Traditions: Were the Cynics and Stoics naturalistic?
"Live according to nature." This was the motto of not one but two ancient Greek...
December 2013
December 31, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were Epicurus and the atomists naturalistic?
If the universe is nothing but atoms, as modern physics proclaims, what place can there...
December 03, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were the Classical Greeks naturalistic?
Last time, we discovered the world's oldest Naturalistic Pagans* in the Ionian philosophers of ancient...
November 2013
November 02, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were the Ionian philosophers naturalistic?
There are those who believe Naturalistic Paganism is but a modern thing, a young sapling...
September 2013
September 30, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Was archaic Greece naturalistic?
This series on the history of ancient naturalism began with an overview that tipped my...
August 2013
August 22, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were archaic Egypt and Mesopotamia naturalistic?
Could there have been strands of naturalism running through archaic civilizations such as Egypt and...
May 2013
May 30, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were early agricultural peoples naturalistic?
Early humans depended upon nature for their very existence. However, nature religion does not equal...
May 01, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Were early hunter-gatherers naturalistic?
Were early hunter-gatherer peoples naturalistic? It is difficult to tell. They were every bit as...
March 2013
March 29, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Evolution and the Way to Live
Most ancient peoples had some notion of how life came to be, quite sophisticated in...
February 2013
February 27, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Modern Cosmology
It is surely strange to begin a history of ancient naturalism with modern cosmology. Nevertheless,...
February 07, 2013
Naturalistic Traditions: Exploring the Historical Roots of Naturalistic Paganism
Were there Naturalistic Pagans in the ancient world? This is the central question of a...
December 2012
December 26, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things January
For places in the northern hemisphere with four seasons, winter has taken hold and the...
December 01, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things December
For places in the northern hemisphere, winter has arrived. Snow pricks your cheeks, and naked...
November 2012
November 03, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things November
What can a naturalist celebrate in November? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions,...
September 2012
September 28, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things October
What can a naturalist celebrate in October? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
September 04, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things September
Summer has waned, and those in a four-seasons climate are now moving into autumn. In...
August 2012
August 01, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things August
What can a naturalist celebrate in August? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
July 2012
July 02, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things July
What can a naturalist celebrate in July? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
May 2012
May 27, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things June
What can a naturalist celebrate in June? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
April 2012
April 30, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things May
What can a naturalist celebrate in May? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
April 01, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things April
What can a naturalist celebrate in April? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
March 2012
March 01, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things March
What can a naturalist celebrate in March? This post is part of Naturalistic Traditions, a...
January 2012
January 31, 2012
Naturalistic Traditions: All Things February
Welcome to the first post of Naturalistic Traditions, a new column exploring naturalism in Pagan...
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