CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND CHRISTIANITY-INSPIRED ATHEISTIC HUMANISM

• Authors: Vašek Martin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study is to focus on two forms of humanism: atheistic humanism (or humanistic atheism) and Christian humanism. The first type is represented by Czech philosopher Otakar A. Funda, while the second type is represented by two Christian thinkers – Jolana Poláková and Richard Schaeffler. By examining humanistic atheism, we can understand the distinctiveness and uniqueness of Christian humanism. In particular, I will highlight two aspects of Christian humanism: the concept of heteronomy and the concept of hope. I believe that one of the important roles of religion, especially Christianity, today is to contribute to the development of a humanism that emphasizes hope and the liberating heteronomy of God. Additionally, we can question whether, in a time of potential threats or even the possibility of the extinction of the human species, the “earthly” reasons for “why keep on giving life?” are sufficiently convincing and valid, or if they require a deeper foundation.

Keywords

EN

HUMANISM; ATHEISM; PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; OTAKAR A. FUNDA; JOLANA POLÁKOVÁ; RICHARD SCHAEFFLER

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 935 – 949

Contributors

author

Vašek Martin

• Department of Philosophy and Political Science, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Hodžova 1, 94901 Nitra, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-0047

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2024.79.8.7