A Radical Journey Back Home: In Search of a Revolutionary Humanist Sociology

This article looks at the historical origins and political contours of the Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS). In particular, I explore the impact of a radical sociological movement in the 1960s and 1970s, its institutional and disciplinary impact, and the ways in which AHS represented and expanded its visions. I conclude by proposing that the success of AHS will be in its ability to similarly embrace and further drive a revolutionary sociology steeped in a humanist critique of colonialism, racism, patriarchy and other forms of institutionalized exploitation and injustice.