21. ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, HUMANISM ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, FREE THINKING, humanism, etc. Click below to visit our sponsors. http://www.religioustolerance.org/at_ag_hu.htm

ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, FREE THINKING, HUMANISM, etc. Click below to visit our sponsors. One of the problems in the field of religion and ethical systems is that certain terms (e.g. Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism) have multiple meanings. Perhaps the most impressive example of confusion are the terms "Witch" and "Witchcraft." They have at least 17 different definitions. Those who have abandoned traditional organized religious beliefs and practices define themselves in various ways: Agnosticism is not a religion or complete ethical system. It is simply a belief that we cannot prove either the existence or the non-existence of deity; (i.e. of one or more gods, one or more goddesses, or combinations of the above). Many Agnostics believe that we cannot know anything about deity or deities at the present time, but that this could conceivably change in the future. Atheism is also not a religion or a complete ethical system. It has two main definitions: The lack of a belief that deity, in the form of one or more supernatural gods or goddesses, exists. American Atheists define an Atheist to be a person who "

22. Wasteland Of Wonders : Atheism And Atheist Dept. Articles about atheism, humanism, and skepticism. http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/

WARNING! This page contains information and ideas which may be disturbing or offensive to people with a strong belief in a deity. It is my intention to enlighten rather than offend, and if you find it hard to cope with questioning your beliefs you may not wish to read further. Cognitive dissonance due to reality conflicting with belief may cause your brain to ache. What is this website all about? What is an atheist? Why does this site seem to pick on Christians? Click the button to find out more. Atheism, humanism, skepticism and my personal view of the world. (updated Jan 15th, 2001) Religion, and the flaws I see in it. Some of the reasons why I do not believe. (updated Nov 23rd, 2001) A less serious look at the religious world around us. (updated Jan 16, 2001) Rants, feedback pages, recommended books, guest writers, bumper stickers. (updated May 13, 2001) Email me, guestbook, Search Engine, register for updates, join the ever-expanding Message Forum. Editorial Wasteland Shop now open If you've always dreamed of owning your very own mug with a Wasteland banner image on it, now's your chance!

23. Humanism humanism. Seeking the Wisdom of the Ancients. The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/c-humanism/Humanism.html

Humanism Seeking the Wisdom of the Ancients The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained both all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and the best models for a powerful Latin style. They developed a new, rigorous kind of classical scholarship, with which they corrected and tried to understand the works of the Greeks and Romans, which seemed so vital to them. Both the republican elites of Florence and Venice and the ruling families of Milan, Ferrara, and Urbino hired humanists to teach their children classical morality and to write elegant, classical letters, histories, and propaganda. In the course of the fifteenth century, the humanists also convinced most of the popes that the papacy needed their skills. Sophisticated classical scholars were hired to write official correspondence and propaganda; to create an image of the popes as powerful, enlightened, modern rulers of the Church; and to apply their scholarly tools to the church's needs, including writing a more classical form of the Mass. The relation between popes and scholars was never simple, for the humanists evolved their own views on theology. Some argued that pagan philosophers like Plato basically agreed with Christian revelation. Others criticized important Church doctrines or institutions that lacked biblical or historical support. Some even seemed in danger of becoming pagans. The real confrontation came in the later sixteenth century, as the church faced the radical challenge of Protestantism. Some Roman scholars used the methods of humanist scholarship to defend the Church against Protestant attacks, but others collaborated in the imposition of censorship. Classical scholarship, in the end, could not reform the Church which it both supported and challenged.

24. Humanism humanism. Seeking the Wisdom of the Ancients. The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/c-humanism/Hum

Humanism Seeking the Wisdom of the Ancients The great intellectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained both all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life and the best models for a powerful Latin style. They developed a new, rigorous kind of classical scholarship, with which they corrected and tried to understand the works of the Greeks and Romans, which seemed so vital to them. Both the republican elites of Florence and Venice and the ruling families of Milan, Ferrara, and Urbino hired humanists to teach their children classical morality and to write elegant, classical letters, histories, and propaganda. In the course of the fifteenth century, the humanists also convinced most of the popes that the papacy needed their skills. Sophisticated classical scholars were hired to write official correspondence and propaganda; to create an image of the popes as powerful, enlightened, modern rulers of the Church; and to apply their scholarly tools to the church's needs, including writing a more classical form of the Mass. The relation between popes and scholars was never simple, for the humanists evolved their own views on theology. Some argued that pagan philosophers like Plato basically agreed with Christian revelation. Others criticized important Church doctrines or institutions that lacked biblical or historical support. Some even seemed in danger of becoming pagans. The real confrontation came in the later sixteenth century, as the church faced the radical challenge of Protestantism. Some Roman scholars used the methods of humanist scholarship to defend the Church against Protestant attacks, but others collaborated in the imposition of censorship. Classical scholarship, in the end, could not reform the Church which it both supported and challenged.

25. MoMA.org | Exhibitions | 1998 | Alvar Aalto: Between Humanism And Materialism Notice of 1998 MoMA exhibition of Aalto's works. Includes illustrated timeline of Aalto's career. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1998/aalto/

Aalto's innovative, wedge-shaped brick from his House of Culture, Helsinki (1952­58) and his much-favored dark blue and white tiles, used in buildings such as the National Pensions Institute (1868­57), are reproduced in full scale constructions. These installations of his materials offer a first-hand, tactile experience of Aalto's brilliant synthesis of color, material, form, and scale. They are intended to convey something of the power of his architectural work that can otherwise only be experienced by visiting an Aalto building. Peter Reed Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design Illustrated chronology of major works and key events of Aalto's career Link to the Web site in Finland Alvar Aalto: Between Humanism and Materialism Photos (clockwise from top left): Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium Mount Angel Abbey Library . St. Benedict, Oregon. 1964-70. Reading-room skylight. Photo: Strode Eckert Photographics; Opera House House of Culture The Church of the Three Crosses Experimental House for Elissa and Alvar Aalto The Museum of Modern Art , New York

26. New Humanism And Sartre's Moral Aims to help young people gain an understanding of new humanism and Sartre's moral philosophy. http://www.etudes-augias.com/Inglese.htm

This web-site is designed for students in secondary schools in the countries and languages we'll be able to reach and use. It is aimed at helping young people to have a better knowledge of "Nuovo Umanesimo" and Sartre's morale, that is, contemporary European culture with the historical and poetic references which can be found in our books. We have made available on the Net two files with nine volumes that students can download, free of charge. As announced in the last communication, you shall find on line two poetic texts preceded by an explanatory preface. Tey represent a poetic verification of new humanism and besides they can be object for a poetic theatre due to they represent the existential surrealism of our age. Other texts shall follow on the origin of our occidental civilization as base of our age.

27. Humanism [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy] humanism. The exact point in time when the term humanism was first adopted is unknown. Italian humanism. Dante had an admiration for ancient letters. http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/humanism.htm

Humanism The exact point in time when the term "Humanism" was first adopted is unknown. It is, however, certain that Italy and the re-adopting of Latin letters as the staple of human culture were responsible for the name of Humanists. Literoe humaniores was an expression coined in reference to the classic literature of Rome and the imitation and reproduction of its literary forms in the new learning; this was in contrast to and against the Literoe sacroe of scholasticism. In the time of Ario sto, Erasmus, and Luther's beginnings, the term umanisa was in effect an equivalent to the terms "classicist " or " classical scholar." Table of Contents (Clicking on the links below will take you to that part of this article) Italian Humanism Character of the Movement Erasmus Italian Humanism Dante had an admiration for ancient letters. At first, he intended to compose his great epic in Latin verse. Petrarch considered his Africa a fair effort to reproduce Vergil . In the exordium of his chief work Petrarc h appeals to the Heliconian Sisters as well as to Jesus Christ, Savior of the world. He also reviews the epics of Homer (although he never learned Greek), Statius, and Lucan. He was overwhelmed with the friendships of many prestigous men of his day, a mong whom Cardinal Stephen Colonna was prominent. Petrarch is the pathfinder as well as the measure of the new movement. He idealized the classical world. His classicist consciousness and his Christian consciousness are revealed in his writings. Th e experiences of life constantly evoke in him classic parallels, reminiscences, associations. Julius Caesar, Papirius Cursor, are

28. Religious Humanism Religious humanism. April 1996. What is Religious humanism? I can offer here only the sketchiest outline of the most salient http://www.humanistsofutah.org/1996/artapril96.htm

Religious Humanism April 1996 What is Religious Humanism? I can offer here only the sketchiest outline of the most salient features of this distinctive approach to religion, which originated in the U.S. among Unitarians at about the time of the First World War. The movement eventually embraced two groups: one consisted of some Unitarians, Universalists, and Ethical Culturalists; the other was a group of academics. Notable among them were Roy Wood Sellars, a member of the philosophy department at the University of Michigan, A. Eustace Hayden, professor of comparative religion at the University of Chicago, and John Dewey, a member of the philosophy department at Columbia University. All three signed a very controversial document in 1933 entitled A Humanist Manifesto and all three wrote books contributing to the literary canon of religious humanism. The development, of course, was far more complex and less progressive than I have suggested, but the early religious humanists were historicists and nominalists. Sellars, for instance, said, "Once we have cut the supposed bonds with the supernatural world, we see that religion is, and always has been a social product." They also thought that the metaphors of past religions were dead, and that the new metaphors created by the religious humanists provided an appropriate direction for religion in their time. The religious humanists were convinced that religion was created by humans, not gods, who always speak the words of humans. These humanists provided a functional interpretation of religion: it was created by humans to serve certain purposes. Hayden spoke of religion as "the mother of dreams." The task is to impose human purpose upon the cosmic process, to shape the course of the flowing stream of life with its millions of conflicting drives, so that it will converge toward the practical expression of creative idealism. Sellars maintained the function of religion was to preserve and further human values. Generally, humanists thought of religion as intelligent participation in the human quest for the good life in a shared world.

29. Humanism's Political And Religious Beliefs humanism is an ideological political and religious belief that denies the existence of God http://www.contenderministries.org/humanism.php

The Roman Road to Salvation All Words Any Word APOLOGETICS A Course in Miracles Bahai Buddhism Hinduism ... Mormonism BIBLE PROPHECY A Beginning of Global Governance - #1 in a series Prophetic Signs that we are in the End Times The Earth Charter's Spiritual Agenda - #2 in a Series The New Age Influence at the United Nations - #3 in a Series ... The Millennial Kingdom CHRISTIANITY UNDER ATTACK Christians Ordered to Renounce Their Faith in Laos Attacks by Militant Hindus Increasing (India) Sharia Law to be Implemented Despite Turmoil (Nigeria) Short Term Improvement; Long Term Risk (Indonesia) ... Humanism - The Established State Religion Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life. The intelligent evaluation, transformation, control, and direction of such associations and institutions with a view to the enhancement of human life is the purpose and program of humanism. Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world. Humanist Manifesto Below is a comparison chart of Humanism and Christianity.

30. American Humanist Association: Humanist Philosophy Whether you re doing research, exploring a personal philosophy, or are simply curious about humanism, the resources below are a great place to start. http://www.americanhumanist.org/humanism/

Whether you're doing research, exploring a personal philosophy, or are simply curious about Humanism, the resources below are a great place to start. Definitions of Humanism : Humanism in brief. Writings about Humanism : Exploration of what it means to be a Humanist. ... : Quotes from renowned Humanists. Key Works The Philosophy of Humanism Humanist Manifesto I Humanist Manifesto II Humanist Manifesto III ... The Genesis of a Humanist Manifesto Add to your collection with Humanist Press Books

31. The Secular Web Agnosticism, atheism, freethought, humanism, and rationalism on the Web http://www.infidels.org

32. Humanist Society Of Scotland For those who adopt a nonreligious, but ethical stance to life. Events, views, forum and advice on ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. http://www.humanism-scotland.org.uk/

33. Twentieth Century Philosophy Includes articles such as Whither Philosophy? and The Fatal Flaw of humanism. http://members.cox.net/xocxoc/philosophy/twentieth.htm

Greatest BS of the 20th Century "Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream, It is not dying, it is not dying" - John Lennon in Tomorrow Never Knows Let's face it. The 20th century brought amazing progress in almost every field of knowledge. In fact there are a whole lot more fields of knowledge now. Unfortunately, in the subject of Philosophy, the past century was a big bust. Practically nobody had anything fresh to say that was worth listening to. Here then is a rundown of 20th Century BS uh, Philosophy. Whither Philosophy? The New Age BS Language, Truth, and Redundancy (Logical Positivist BS) Existentialist BS ... Irreverent Guide Index Visit my Web Page The Xocxoc Page for more stuff on math, philosophy, art, books and movies.

34. The Forgotten Bible Book defending the Puritan tradition. http://www.theforgottenbible.org

Proclaiming the Puritan Distinctives and the Reformed Doctrines of Sovereign Grace “The Religious Humanism of the Modern Evangelical Church: Demonstrating the Incompatibility of Contemporary Theology With Biblical Christianity” This manuscript began as a doctoral thesis, and is here enclosed for your consideration. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1962, Philip Livingstone served as a military and commercial photographer and photojournalist for twenty years until October 2000. When earning a theological degree at the bachelor’s level, it was readily apparent that Livingstone’s refusal to incorporate the methods of the world in order to attract or entertain a contemporary congregation, would ensure that he was deemed “unsuitable” for the modern pulpit. “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay ...” A Personal Word This work presents nothing that was not first expounded by the apostles. It consists of the practical doctrines for which the early Donatists (who maintained that the church is composed of those who are separated unto Christ; and not those who are obliged to attend by the state) and their successors have suffered. It calls for a complete rejection of the methods of the world which have been incorporated into the modern “church” and a return to the sound biblical doctrine which has been wholly abandoned by the majority of those who now call themselves “Christians”.

35. Civic Humanism: Matteo Palmieri (1406-75) Information on his Vita Civile in the intellectual context of Quattrocento thought. http://130.238.50.3/ilmh/Ren/civic-palmieri.htm

Matteo Palmieri (1406-75) The Florentine Quattrocento civic humanists conceived of Florence at times as a new Athens, a small self-sufficient and culturally advanced city- state, at times as a new Rome, an expansive empire aspiring to become world ruler. This inherent contradiction is evident in Leonardo Bruni's Panegyric to the City of Florence , which although it is based on the ancient Greek author Aristides xxx of Athens, propagerar the view that Florence is the modern heir of the conquering Roman republic. The subject towns did not enjoy self-government, but shared in the liberty of the metropolis by iure vivere - by living in accordance with just laws free from arbitrary power. (JH 321) In De Matteo Palmieri's Vita civile (1435-40): The dialogue is divided into four books, dealing with the following subjects: Education of children The virtues of prudence, fortitude and temperance

36. The Freest Nation In The World? An article by Peter Singer, examining the right of free individuals to make endof-life choices. http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/singer_20_3.html

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37. THE EUROPEAN HUMANIST FEDERATION. LA FEDERATION HUMANISTE EUROPEENNE. Translate this page The EHF-FHE web site is currently under re-construction. The updated version will be available soon. Le site web de la EHF-FHE est en reconstruction. http://www.humanism.be/

The EHF-FHE web site is currently under re-construction. The updated version will be available soon. - Le site web de la EHF-FHE est en reconstruction. La nouvelle version sera disponible bientôt. Fédération humaniste européenne I European humanist federation test-français © EHF - FHE Design THEMANTA

38. Corliss Lamont Website Resource page featuring a short biography and numerous downloads, including full text of The Philosophy of humanism. http://www.corliss-lamont.org/

Welcome to the Corliss Lamont Website! Contents The Life of Corliss Lamont The Philosophy of Humanism, Eighth Edition Lover's Credo: Poems of Love The Affirmative Ethics of Humanism ... Contact Information The Life of Corliss Lamont Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) is a 20th century American hero whose independent thinking challenged prevailing ideas in philosophy, economics, religion, patriotism, world peace and the exercise of our cherished civil liberties. Corliss Lamont was born to Wall Street wealth, yet he championed the cause of the working class, and was derided as a "Socialist" and a "traitor to his class". Corliss Lamont's Humanist belief that earthlings have evolved without supernatural intervention and are responsible for their own survival on this planet caused traditionalists to label him a "godless atheist". Corliss Lamont's patriotic insistence that the United States maintain a productive relationship with the Soviet Union in the face of prevailing rabid anti-communist hysteria earned him the accusation by Senator Joseph McCarthy of being "un-American". [See Philip Wittenberg (ed.), The Lamont Case: History of a Congressional Investigation, Corliss Lamont and the McCarthy Hearings

39. "The Philosophy Of Humanism" By Corliss Lamont His most famous, and by far most popular work, was a fulllength book originally titled humanism as a Philosophy , first published in 1949, and since http://www.corliss-lamont.org/philos8.htm

Corliss Lamont was a prolific writer. In his lifetime he authored, co-authored, and edited 22 books, wrote 29 pamphlets in what was known as the "Basic Pamphlets" series, and had literally hundreds of "Letters to the Editor" published in newspapers throughout the United States. A sample of these letters can be found today, preserved for posterity, on The New York Times on the Web His most famous, and by far most popular work, was a full-length book originally titled Humanism as a Philosophy , first published in 1949, and since translated into several languages. Over the years he revised the book six times, the last edition coming out in 1990, when he was 88 years of age. The book is considered to be the standard text on the subject of Humanism. The New York Times called it "Both readable and persuasive." The following is taken from the 'Foreword to the Eighth Edition', by Beth K. Lamont: It is appropriate for a philosophy that breaks the shackles of oppressive orthodoxy to be written in a language that is brave enough to shrug off these same shackles. In light of this liberation, feminists and many Humanists have pointed out the need for an eighth edition of

40. Slavery, Humanism, & The Bible In 1863, C. F. W. Walther of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod attacks mancentered theology and discusses the believer's remaining true to his vocation, whether slave or free. http://www.reclaimingwalther.org/articles/cfw00002.htm

Selections from Lehre und Wehre By C.F.W. Walther Translated by Erika Bullmann Flores The following selections were from several issues of Lehre und Wehre (Doctrine and Defense), published in 1863. They have been pieced together from the various issues of the magazine for ease in reading. Citations for the source documents appear after the endnotes. Some introductory comments about this article may be found in an article about church polity by Rev. Jack Cascione. Foreword The Old Lutheran Scholars About Slavery A Later Lutheran Theologian About Slavery Foreword. It is an irrefutable fact that humanism has not only supplanted Christianity among a large part of the current population, it has also infected Christian theology in its very inner core, has poisoned and weakened it. We define humanism as the belief in a human ideal, a belief that man within himself has the ability to develop into a state of completeness This humanism is as old as the fallen world itself. As soon as man had fallen away from God, he became aware of the bitter consequences of his sin, of the curse under which God had placed this earth because of him. Despite all that still had remained for man, he felt dissatisfied, unhappy, and wretched. However, instead of recognizing his sin as the cause of his wretchedness, seeking to return to God and His help, he saw the consequences themselves as the cause, and deemed that he could achieve happiness by gaining what this world has to offer. creature

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