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Humanism And Christianity

Humanism and Christianity

The Renaissance was a time period which originated in the city-states of Italy that marked the starting point of the modern era. The Renaissance was characterized by a rebirth of interest in the humanistic culture and outlook of classical Greece and Rome. During this time period, a secular attitude was achieved, thus causing Western Civilization to deviate from the strict religious atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Although religion was not forgotten, it was no longer the sole influence of scholasticism and the like. This secular attitude eventually paved the way for things such as the Scientific Revolution. Despite this secular humanism, Christianity still influenced the humanists of the Renaissance, including the "father of humanism" – Petrarch.
Humanists believed that a refined person must know the literature of Greece and Rome. They strove to imitate the styles of the ancients, to speak and write as eloquently as the Greeks and Romans. Toward......


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