Theistic humanism: Difference between revisions

'''Theistic Humanismhumanism''' is the combination of humanistic ideals, particularly the idea that ideals and morals stem from society, with a belief in the supernatural and trancendentaltranscendental.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/theology-philosophy/theistic-humanism/|title=Theistic Humanism|first=Emily|last=Mace|date=October 15, 2014|website=[[Harvard Square Library]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xenos.org/essays/optimistic-secular-humanism|title=Optimistic Secular Humanism &#124; Xenos Christian Fellowship|website=www.xenos.org}}</ref>.

It is frequently invoked as a form of spiritual opposition to [[monotheism]].{{cncitation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Theistic Humanism inIn African Philosophyphilosophy ==

In [[Southern Africa]], indigenous humanism is popularly associated with the [[Ubuntu philosophy]], and its fusion with [[Traditional African religion]] is often referred to as Theistic Humanism.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://pure.au.dk/portal/files/48387009/What_is_Ubuntu._Different_Interpretations_among_South_Africans_of_African_Descent.pdf|title=What is Ubuntu? Different Interpretations among South Africans of African Descent |last=Gade |first=Christian |website=pure.au.dk[[Aarhus University]] |access-date=2020-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Theistic humanism and a critique of Wiredu's notion of supernaturalism|first=Emmanuel Ifeanyi|last=Ani|s2cid = 171751046|date=April 1, 2018|journal=[[Critical Research on Religion]]|volume=6|issue=1|pages=69–84|doi=10.1177/2050303217732134|doi-access=free}}</ref>. Ubuntu asserts that society, not a transcendent being, gives human beings their humanity. This form of theistic humanism has frequently been associated with opposition to globalisation.{{cncitation needed|date=July 2020}}

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