Jan 3, 2010

Humanism | Compare and Contrast

1100–1400: The most devout Christians, the monks and nuns, lead lives of quiet piety, cloistered away from the cares of the world.

1450–1600: Pious men begin to realize that piety can be practiced here on earth, so many humanist scholars, who are at the same time highly religious, invest themselves in making society a better place to be.

Today: Religious men and women devote themselves to the betterment of the underprivileged here on earth as do the humanists.

1100–1400: In the west, Christianity is a common aspect of life. People...