Approaches to religious education which attempt to restrict in advance the contribution of Humanism or other non-religious standpoints do not take seriously the possibility of this transformation, and thus foreclose the possibilities for educational dialogue. Some objections toHumanism in religious education . read more
"Humanism" is a wide variety of beliefs that put the top priority on human thought and self-determination. The term has been around since the Renaissance, and only became commonly associated with "secular humanism" in the 19th century. Before then, humanists were religious. read more
Secular humanism is a philosophy or life stance that embraces human reason, ethics, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, pseudoscience, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making. read more
Non-secular humanism is generally referred to as plain old humanism, which is much the same thing, but can include spirituality and lesser deist. read more