The humanist tells me that man is a cosmic mistake. He comes out of nothing, he goes to nothing, but in between he's the creature of supreme dignity.

Humanism is intellectually untenable, but it is emotionally very, very attractive.

But to the thinking person, humanism gives no reason, ultimately, for ascribing virtues and values.

They become, in a word, preferences rather than principles. Do you know what your neighbors believe? You might have Christian neighbors, but if you don't their worldview is likely a form

of humanism. And humanism today tends to be best described as militant humanism.

Welcome to the Tuesday edition. as militant humanism.

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Renewing Your Mind, a daily outreach of Ligonier Ministries.

When you understand the faulty foundation of a worldview, it can help you engage in thoughtful conversations with those around you.

Most people have not questioned their worldview and the influences on their thinking.

So what you learn today and the rest of this week can aid you

as you seek to contend for the faith and be a faithful ambassador for Christ

in this fallen world.

Perhaps like you, R.C. Sprawl has helped me in so many areas.

And his lessons on philosophy and worldviews have shaped me greatly, filling in gaps from my early education.

So let's hear today's succinct overview of humanism.

Here's Dr Sprawl.

In this segment of this brawl.

In this segment of our study of contemporary culture, we're going to turn our attention now to

humanism.

We've already looked at secularism, and now we're going to turn our attention to humanism.

Now humanism is a very ancient philosophy and one that has gone through all different kinds of stages

and transitions and changes and it's very difficult to define humanism because it's such a broad philosophy and has so many

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