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Harvard’s new chaplain is an atheist — and ‘Good Without God’

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Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe” — was a good choice for the position due to young people’s increasing lack of religiosity. “There is a rising group of people who no longer identify with any religious tradition but still experience a real need for conversation and support around what it means to be a good human and live an ethical life,” Epstein, who grew up in a Jewish home, told the New York Times in an interview published Thursday. “We don’t look to a god for answers,” he added. “We are each other’s answers.”Harvard’s liberal values and desire to prioritize engagement over tradition make Epstein a great fit for the job, many insiders feel.

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