CFI Collegium

The CFI Collegium consists of the resident senior fellows of the Center for Inquiry and a small number of appointed, non-residential fellows.  The purpose of the Collegium is to ensure that the rich academic traditions of secularism, humanism, and critical inquiry receive systematic attention in forums and lectures given at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst and other CFI branches.  It also serves as a location for the free exchange of ideas and opinions concerning the intellectual priorities and agenda of the Center for Inquiry.

The perspectives of the members reflect the variety of humanistic approaches to learning. 

Permanent members include:

  • Paul Kurtz, PhD, Chair (Philosophical Naturalism/Secular Humanism)
  • R. Joseph Hoffmann, PhD (Critical Studies in Religion)
  • John Shook, PhD (Philosophical Naturalism; Pragmatism)
  • David Koepsell, PhD (Ethics; Secularism)
  • Ron Lindsay, PhD (Philosophy; Law)
  • Nathan Bupp (Humanism)
  • Bill Cook, PhD (Religion; History of Secularism)
  • Richard Hull, PhD (Bioethics)
  • Tom Flynn, B.A.