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The popular view is that humanism and religion are separate, even antagonistic, belief systems: if you hold one, you can't, by definition, hold the other.
Yet, the recent Theos essay, The Case for Christian Humanism, argued that not only can humanists be Christians - the two movements are perfectly compatible - but they should be. Humanism needs Christian commitments to support some its most precious beliefs about human value, human reason, and morality. The claim has proved controversial, to many Christians and humanists alike.
On 13th October Theos hosted a debate in the chapel of King's College London, bringing together leading Christian and humanist thinkers to debate this issue. You can hear the full debate below. To see highlights, you can read our live tweets during the event here.
Participants
Julian Baggini, philosopher and writer, author of Freedom Regained: The Possibility of Free Will
Angus Ritchie, Executive Director, The Centre for Theology and Community, and co-author of The Case for Christian Humanism
Alison Milbank, Associate Professor, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham
Richard Norman, Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Kent, and founder-member of the Humanist Philosophers' Group
Chair
Clare Carlisle, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology, King's College London
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