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Christian Existential Humanism (CEH) is a reconstructivist social and political philosophy combining Christian humanism and Christian existentialism. As such, it is a form of religious humanism. Reconstructivism is a post-deconstructionist philosophy that advocates rebuilding new and improved versions of conventional, opressive or outmoded structures. ...
Christian humanism, as a philosophical tendency that has been traced back to the 12th century at least, is grounded in the mystery of God as present in history as a human being, Jesus, and secondly, on several teachings of Jesus, as found in the New Testament. ...
Christian existentialism as a school of thought founded by the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. ...
Religious humanism combines a belief in God with a celebration of human achievement and potential. ...
CEH consists of three elements: A strong sense of faith, based in a personal relationship with God through Christ; a celebration of individuality and the unique talents of each person; and an ethic of service to humanity as a whole. The term God is used to designate a Supreme Being; however, there are other definitions of God. ...
Christ, from the Greek in english known as Χριστός, or Khristós, means anointed, and is equivalent to the Hebrew term Messiah. ...
Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ...
The central idea of CEH is "Love God, love thyself, love thy neighbor: Obey God, know thyself, serve thy neighbor", as adapted from the "greatest commandments" of Christianity: "Love God with all your heart, soul and mind," and "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Christianity is the worlds largest religion. ...
CEH is a direct descendant of the traditional African-American church experience, which has always had a place for individual talent as expressed through the arts and humanities, and for faith as expressed through service to the community at large. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Talent refers to a special aptitude, faculty or gift of a person. ...
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The humanities are a group of academic subjects united by a commitment to studying aspects of the human condition and a qualitative approach that generally prevents a single paradigm from coming to define any discipline. ...
This article discusses faith in a religious context. ...
As an philosophy, CEH is most closely related to the work of the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard. The term philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ...
Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 - November 11, 1855), a 19th century Danish philosopher, has achieved general recognition as the first existentialist philosopher, though some new research shows this may be a more difficult connection than previously thought. ...
See also Reconstructivism is a post-deconstructionist philosophy that advocates rebuilding new and improved versions of conventional, opressive or outmoded structures. ...
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