Religious humanism

Description:

The commandments to love God and to love one's neighbour are not seen as separable and there is no way that one can achieve holiness and goodness in one's self while allowing an unjust social order to continue without resistance. The importance is not only one's own morality and salvation, one is impelled to take part in the struggle to change the world for the better, to abolish the present order and to bring in a new and equitable replacement. God is in my neighbour, who I must love as myself through practical response to my neighbour's plight. Religion and morality cannot be separated, morality becomes religion. The language and imagery of religion are seen only as means to guide the struggle, not as ends in themselves; the sacred exists only to hasten the dawn of a new moral order for humanity; the present is only of value in that it is working for the future.

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Humanism

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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