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Religious humanism or ethical humanism is an integration of humanist philosophy with congregational rites and community activity that center on human needs, interests, and abilities. Religious humanists set themselves apart from secular humanists by characterizing the nontheistic humanist life stance as a non-supernatural "religion" and ...
He observes that components like belief, practice, identity, and culture can coexist, allowing an individual who subscribes to only a few religious doctrines to also identify as a humanist. [103] Copson adds that religious critics usually frame humanism as an enemy of religion but most humanists are proponents of religious tolerance or exhibit ...
Christian Humanism in Shakespeare: A Study in Religion and Literature. Catholic University of America Press, 2022. Oser, Lee. The Return of Christian Humanism: Chesterton, Eliot, Tolkien, and the Romance of History. University of Missouri Press, 2007. Shaw, Joseph et al. Readings in Christian humanism. Fortress Press, 1982. Zimmermann, Jens.
A Humanist Manifesto was written in 1933 primarily by Roy Wood Sellars and Raymond Bragg and was published with 34 signatories including philosopher John Dewey.Unlike later revisions, the first manifesto talked of a new "religion", and referred to humanism as a religious movement to transcend and replace previous religions that were based on allegations of supernatural revelation.
Religion – a religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. [4] Many religions have narratives , symbols , traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or ...
A Humanist Manifesto, also known as Humanist Manifesto I to distinguish it from later Humanist Manifestos in the series, was written in 1933 primarily by Raymond Bragg and published with 34 signers. Unlike the later manifestos, this first talks of a new religion and refers to humanism as "the religion of the future."
In 1992 "Humanists of Houston", a chapter of the American Humanist Association, decided at the initiative of Marian Hillar and Robert Finch to publish lectures and seminars that were presented by notable speakers at the meetings of the group, doing so under the general title Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism. With time the scope of the ...
The Humanist Way: An introduction to ethical humanist religion (1988). ISBN 978-0804421768; Frankel, Charles. The Case for Modern Man (1956). ISBN 978-1199637154; Hook, Sidney. Out of Step: An Unquiet Life in the 20th century (1987). ISBN 978-0060156329; Huxley, Julian. Essay of a Humanist (1964). Russell, Bertrand. Why I Am Not a Christian (1957).