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Taltarzac725 02-26-2019 11:42 AM

Christian Humanists.
 
What is Christian humanism?

Just want to point out that there were and are Christian humanist writers. BBC - History - Erasmus

In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus - Free Ebook

The Christian Humanist: Politics Religion Ethics - An Alternative To Traditional Christianity--Christianity Without God

JimJohnson 02-26-2019 01:22 PM

Sounds like an oxymoron to me!

Taltarzac725 02-26-2019 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1628328)
Sounds like an oxymoron to me!

Christian humanist. What is Christian Humanism? (David Grubbs) - YouTube

The Christian Humanist – Philosophy, Theology, Literature, and Other Things Human Beings Do Well

Polar Bear 02-26-2019 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1628328)
Sounds like an oxymoron to me!

I’m no expert, but gotta admit...I was thinking the same thing.

Taltarzac725 02-26-2019 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Polar Bear (Post 1628451)
I’m no expert, but gotta admit...I was thinking the same thing.

If you go back to the Renaissance humanists many of those were Christians as well. But were often against various things the Catholic Church had been doing at that time. Renaissance humanism - Wikipedia

Thomas More - Wikipedia

NotGolfer 02-27-2019 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1628328)
Sounds like an oxymoron to me!

I'd say you're right. A Christian is a Christ-follower! Someone who tries (with God's help) to emulate what God through Jesus would have us live. I've read "The Book" that talks about this.

Taltarzac725 02-27-2019 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by NotGolfer (Post 1628505)
I'd say you're right. A Christian is a Christ-follower! Someone who tries (with God's help) to emulate what God through Jesus would have us live. I've read "The Book" that talks about this.

There were Popes who were Christian humanists who I would assume were very familiar The Bible. I would consider the current Pope a Christian humanist as he puts people first over the Church or seems to. Pope Francis isn't a liberal. He's something more radical: a Christian humanist.

The New Christian Humanism: The Pope Saint John Paul II Lecture – Dominican Friars Foundation

JimJohnson 02-27-2019 09:17 AM

I get it, a humanist could be a Christian, but not an atheist. But, by the definition of each, a Christian could never be a humanist.

Is there a difference between a humanist and an atheist? - Quora

Taltarzac725 02-27-2019 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1628550)
I get it, a humanist could be a Christian, but not an atheist. But, by the definition of each, a Christian could never be a humanist.

Is there a difference between a humanist and an atheist? - Quora

You have to rethink your definitions.

Francis on authentic Christian humanism - The Catholic Thing

Humanism Is Centered on Jesus Christ, Says Pope Francis | The Christian Post

JimJohnson 02-27-2019 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 1628554)

I am sure I am right. Sorry if you don’t get it.:pray:

Taltarzac725 02-27-2019 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1628557)
I am sure I am right. Sorry if you don’t get it.:pray:

How are you right? I minored in Religious Studies and have a BA in History and one in Philosophy.

And you have the current Pope writing and talking about Christian Humanism. Pope Francis on Christian Humanism | Millennial

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We can speak of humanism only from the centrality of Jesus, discovering in Him the features of man’s authentic face. It is the contemplation of the face of Jesus dead and risen that reconstructs our humanity.

JimJohnson 02-27-2019 09:35 AM

Christian can be a Humanist, if that Christian places the needs of the person higher than the needs of the religion.

Show me any religion that puts the person ahead of god and I can show you a confused person. You cannot be a true Christian and put anything or anyone ahead of God in any way. please quote scripture that allows us to put God in second place.

Rapscallion St Croix 02-27-2019 09:43 AM

You can call an onion a marshmallow but don't ask me to make you some Smores.

Taltarzac725 02-27-2019 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1628566)
You can call an onion a marshmallow but don't ask me to make you some Smores.

Project MUSE - Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (review)

That is funny. I do not want to start peeling the onion that is The Bible.

Lost Christianities: Christian Scriptures and the Battles over Authentication Prof. Ehrman-Religion

NotGolfer 02-27-2019 10:24 AM

What is a Christian? - AllAboutGOD.com
What is a Christian?
The Biblical Definition Since the Bible is the authority for the Christian faith, let's see what it says about the word “Christian.” The word is only used 3 times in the ...


Go to this link and it gives the definition in a better way than I did or can.


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