How does Humanism interact with religion?

One of the major stumbling blocks the UU Humanist Association has when interacting with the secular community is our use of the historical term "Religious Humanism". read more

The interaction varies widely depending on the people involvedand the circumstances. Generally, secular humanists co-operate with religious people unless the religious people try to force religion on them. read more

No other religion has interplayed its tenets and principles with Humanism more than Christianity. Generally, when we talk of Christian Humanism, it implies the attempt to incorporate humanistic ideas into established Christian practices; seldom is it the other way around. While Christianity’s interaction with Humanism seems to have started as early as 2 nd century A.D, it wasn’t until the beginning of Renaissance that the two ideologies fused substantially. read more

Humanism is a way of looking at the world that places man in the center of the frame. Throughout history, humanism has been at odds with organized religion, specifically with the Roman Catholic Church, which was predominant in the Roman Empire and then in European culture from the Middle Ages on. read more