SECULAR HUMANISM IN CATHOLIC THEOLOGY

"Secular Humaism" is a strange combination. Humanism indicates a focus of attentionon man. It recalls the old Sophist principle that man is the measue of all things. Secular is opposed to the sacred, and secular humanism restricts man to this world by denying or at least bracketing a sacre...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Chethimattam, John B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1995
In: Journal of Dharma
Further subjects:B Liberal Protestantism
B Secular. Humanism and Interreligious Dialogue
B Catholic Secular Humanism
B Secular Humanism and Interpretation of History
B Secular Humanism in Sociology
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Summary:"Secular Humaism" is a strange combination. Humanism indicates a focus of attentionon man. It recalls the old Sophist principle that man is the measue of all things. Secular is opposed to the sacred, and secular humanism restricts man to this world by denying or at least bracketing a sacred dimension to human life. It is an attempt to explain human life within the range of its this wordly factors without introducing anything from the outside, namely the spheres of magic, myth and the supernatural.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma