Western humanism : a Christian perspective : a guide for understanding moral decline in Western culture /
Carter, John D,
Western humanism : a Christian perspective : a guide for understanding moral decline in Western culture / John D. Carter. - North Canton, Ohio : Photon Pub., (c)2005. - xi, 267 pages ; 23 cm.
Preface -- Introduction -- Historical -- Historical humanism : ancient Greece - the quest for an understanding of ultimate reality -- The pantheism of the presocratic philosophers -- Sophistic vs Socratic humanism -- The humanism of Plato and Aristotle -- The Greek understanding of human nature -- Historical Christianity : ancient Israel -- The faith of Abraham -- The humanistic Greek view of human nature vs the Christian view -- Imputed righteousness -- Jesus, the Christ -- Hebrew references to Jesus -- The Christian view of ultimate reality -- Historical Christianity :the early and medieval church -- Augustine -- Aquinas -- Historical humanism : the Renaissance -- Petrarch -- Valla -- Erasmus -- Historical Christianity : the Reformation -- Luther -- Calvin -- Historical humanism : the Enlightenment -- The post-Reformation astronomers -- Voltaire -- Kant -- The American Enlightenment -- Historical humanism : secular humanism -- Darwin -- Nietzsche -- Freud -- Marx -- Modern -- The humanistic search for a sense of personal fulfillment -- The Western pursuit of material wealth, id est the chase of the mammon -- The pursuit of sexual pleasure -- Modern humanism and the family -- On the nature of love -- The love of Eros -- The issue of abortion -- The effect of humanism on philosophies of child rearing -- Modern humanism and religion -- The humanism of modern Judaism -- The humanism of Dr. Wayne Dyer -- Homosexuality and religion -- The humanism that threatens biblical Christianity -- Summary -- Notes -- Index.
Religion--Philosophy.
Humanism--History--20th century.
Humanism--21st century.
BR100 / .W478 2005 BR100
Western humanism : a Christian perspective : a guide for understanding moral decline in Western culture / John D. Carter. - North Canton, Ohio : Photon Pub., (c)2005. - xi, 267 pages ; 23 cm.
Preface -- Introduction -- Historical -- Historical humanism : ancient Greece - the quest for an understanding of ultimate reality -- The pantheism of the presocratic philosophers -- Sophistic vs Socratic humanism -- The humanism of Plato and Aristotle -- The Greek understanding of human nature -- Historical Christianity : ancient Israel -- The faith of Abraham -- The humanistic Greek view of human nature vs the Christian view -- Imputed righteousness -- Jesus, the Christ -- Hebrew references to Jesus -- The Christian view of ultimate reality -- Historical Christianity :the early and medieval church -- Augustine -- Aquinas -- Historical humanism : the Renaissance -- Petrarch -- Valla -- Erasmus -- Historical Christianity : the Reformation -- Luther -- Calvin -- Historical humanism : the Enlightenment -- The post-Reformation astronomers -- Voltaire -- Kant -- The American Enlightenment -- Historical humanism : secular humanism -- Darwin -- Nietzsche -- Freud -- Marx -- Modern -- The humanistic search for a sense of personal fulfillment -- The Western pursuit of material wealth, id est the chase of the mammon -- The pursuit of sexual pleasure -- Modern humanism and the family -- On the nature of love -- The love of Eros -- The issue of abortion -- The effect of humanism on philosophies of child rearing -- Modern humanism and religion -- The humanism of modern Judaism -- The humanism of Dr. Wayne Dyer -- Homosexuality and religion -- The humanism that threatens biblical Christianity -- Summary -- Notes -- Index.
Religion--Philosophy.
Humanism--History--20th century.
Humanism--21st century.
BR100 / .W478 2005 BR100