Apol 104 Secular Humanisn and Christianity

In L. Russ Bush’s Christian apologetic work, The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age, he details the development and apparent fallacy associated with the modern naturalist worldview. Bush, a professor at Southeast Baptist Theological Seminary, focuses on the idea of inevitable progression within the modern worldview and provides an overview of this view’s promulgation within epistemology. Bush asserts

However, opposed to the secularist thoughts that we are yet negligible creatures, the bible lets us know that we are a unique creation, framed in Gods image. God created Adam in his image, giving him

This perspective assumes that we all thrive for personality growth, through mental processes and behaviors.. This perspective is different in its methodology compare to the biological approach, and the psychodynamic approach. Both these perspectives assume that human beings are controlled by internal or external forces. There are deterministic in nature. The humanistic perspective, promotes free will, and people can be, whatever, they envision themselves. This perspective was influence by humanists such as Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, who emphasizes on the importance of individual potentials.

What is a humanist? Many people do not think about what defines a humanist. Kurt Vonnegut put it shortly: “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.” Though it isn 't what anyone will find in Webster 's Dictionary, it is a simple statement that informs the world of what these individuals believe.

God did not create the world. The world created itself years ago. Secular humanists believe in Darwin’s Theory. Life was beautifully created with chemicals and mutated cells and over time, organism change physical appearance to adapt to the environment. Christianity, on the other hand, believes that life was created by God. Genesis 1:1 states, “God created the heavens and the earth.” Yes, thing do change overtime but that is not how things are created. (88)

Man is called to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and show as many people the way to eternal life, as possible. Because we live in a world of philosophical, cultural, and religious diversity, it is imperative that we interact with people from all walks of life. Christian dialogue with others from various religions can be enlightening – solidifying what we believe as followers of Christ. Accepting people with their various faiths allows us as Christians the ability to gain insight into other beliefs, value systems, and the connections between culture and religion – as well as inspiring personal reflection.

Based on the DMOZ’s data in 2016, humanism claims that god is totally absent. The answer of survival of human race is not related to god. Humanists believe in the ability of human being rather than supernatural. To illustrate, when Alice became a patient of Alzheimer’s disease, she did not go to church for praying to god. She accepted the reality and struggled with her bad disease.

In theology, man is not only a crown of creation, but also a subject of special protection. The Bible makes a double description of human origins. Human beings precede God's holy economy before creation. The view of evolution on human origin sees consensus in that human beings are derived from the body and soul of lower animals by a completely natural process wholly controlled by the innate forces. The leading feature of evolutionary theory is the emphasis on thorough continuity between the animal world and humans.

Secularism obviously is one of the concepts that derives from human, and contradict with Christian worldview. As people are moving towards modernization, they feel religion as

Christianity is one of the most influential religions on both ancient and modern Western society, with the religion based on the teachings of the prophet Jesus Christ who lived approximately between the years of 5 BC and 33 AD. It is claimed that Christ was the son of God whose spirit was embodied and sent to Earth as a human being to bring peace and prosperity to the less fortunate, and absolve the world of its sin. Jesus preached a doctrine of a supreme monotheistic god who ruled over the universe, as well as ethics and morals especially centred on the concept of faith and forgiveness. If one was to live their life in accordance to the Will of God and the teachings of Christ found in the written word of the Holy Bible, one would be absolved of their sin and ascend to the spiritual realm of God, known as Heaven, after their physical death.

The humanistic-existential perspective is both a reaction to and an outgrowth of the psychodynamic perspective. These thinkers refer to psychodynamic theory as inadequate, many were repulsed with its tendency to break down the "whole" person into discrete components, and, the idea of adapting to one's society, however questionable its values. Most importantly, they disagree that human action is beyond the individuals control, in fact they believe that if we could develop with out constraints, we would be rational and socialized. Humanists and existentialists also think psychology should be converted into a human science, different from psychological theories with more focus on natural science.

In this report I will be comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the religious tradition Christianity, with the world view of Secular Humanism.

Despite the fact that Young Earth Creationism is a small percentage of Christianity, their ideas are still representative of one perspective from the religion (Gallup, 2015). A common characteristic of strongly anthropocentric religions is a view of god as a paternalistic father-deity who created the cosmos with humans as the focal point of the universe (McAdamis, 2011). Christians believe that incarnation occurred only once, on Earth, for human beings. Theologians in the church have frequently speculated about creation in its largest scope, inclusive of ‘‘other worlds’’ that may or may not reside with the stars in the sky. While different sects within Christianity may differ slightly in details and in emphasis, these human centered doctrines are at the core of the religion. These questions posed are independent of scientific

Humanistic perspective is a psychological perspective popularized by Carlo Rogers and Abraham Maslow that emphasizes the human capacity for choice and growth. This perspective offers a very positive viewpoint of human nature and potential. It suggests that we are each responsible for our own happiness and well-being as humans. “The humanistic approach emphasizes the personal worth of the individual, the centrality of human

In the book of Genesis when it speaks of man being made in the image of God, what is seen is that just as God created the earth, we can give form to the formless. We can make a date with another, and we can plan to do something at a certain time. Humans unlike any other creature can describe an exciting experience, or tell a scary story. Through speech we can say, "I don't know," which is the first step to gaining understanding and knowledge. Humans are more than just mere creatures of nature because of the art of remembering, recalling, and through language either written or spoken.