The Case for Christian Humanism

by R. William Franklin, Mr. Joseph M. Shaw (Contributor)

"Christian humanism is an aspect of the gospel showing new signs of life. Long neglected and often misunderstood, Christian humanism is nothing other than the traditional message of Christianity with the accent on how the coming of Christ into the world implies God's loving care for human creatures and all that affects our well being . . . . 'The Case for Christian Humanism' will have fulfilled its purpose if readers discover that the mainstream of traditional Christianity offers magnificent resources to anyone desiring a fully human life." - from the Introduction. "Franklin and Shaw provide a convincing case for the essential computability of humanism and the Christian faith. Careful definitions and learned historical inquiry clear the ground for substantial commentary on the 'humanism' (properly understood) of the Bible, worship, and theology. The arguments give pause, and then illuminate a set of fruitful conjunctions too often abandoned by partisans of a non-Christian humanism or an anti-humanistic Christianity." - Mark A. Noll, University of Notre Dame.

292 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Wesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, a helpful overview of Christian Humanism. The authors were more Reformed, which is fine, but that takes a lot of their focus.

[Maximus · Rating 3 out of 5]

More introductory than I thought going in, knew most of this already... also clearly on the liberal side of things, as is unfortunately the case with any contemporary humanism, Christian or otherwise.

Still, a good introduction to the Biblical foundations of humanism (just ignore the authors' practical application of these foundations to the modern socio-political climate)...

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. A lot of the book is historical survey.