Christian Humanism and Key Philosophical Concepts
Natural Law: A Reflection of Divine Law
Divine Law: The law of God.
Reverence for the Interior
A stimulus that moves a person to correct and improve every aspect of their life.
Reverence for the Social
Social and political commitment transformed the social sphere.
Open Action
The action of opening something so that it is now communicating with the outside.
Being vs. Having
- Being: Refers to the essence of a person.
- Having: The obsessive desire for material goods that prevents the full realization of human beings.
Humanism: An Intellectual Movement
An edge of thought based on the study of human beings.
Renaissance: A New Era
An epoch where man begins to define himself as a completely autonomous, independent being capable of great works.
Aristotle: The Great Thinker
One of the greatest thinkers of humanity, who dominated almost all the sciences in their different fields.
Theism: Belief in God
The thought, doctrine, or belief in the existence of a God or gods.
Atheism: Denial of God
Atheism: The opposition to theism, which denies the existence of God.
Deism: A Creator God
The religious belief in a personal God, creator of the universe, but who then has no further influence there.
Pantheism: Unity of All
The philosophical doctrine according to which the universe, nature, and God are equivalent.
Dignity: Respect and Decorum
Gravity and decorum in the way people behave.
Christian Humanism: Faith and Reason
Based on the message of Jesus, the tradition of the Church, the contributions of Christian theology, and the thinking of certain individuals.
Hobbes: Author of Leviathan
Leviathan was his work; he established the foundation of much of Western political philosophy.
Political Philosophy: Ideals of Society
Free, fair, egalitarian, without oppression, exploitation, or discrimination.
Monitor: Guiding the Youth
A person dedicated to teaching and implementing leisure activities for children.
Council: Fostering Values
A person who ensures that values flourish in the various activities done.
Site: A Place for Growth
An event to entertain and teach children Christian values through games.
Homeless Person: Without a Home
A person who has no place to live.
Schooling: The Right to Education
The right to attend school until the age of 16 to learn.
Science: Knowledge Through Observation
A medium of knowledge gained by observation and reasoning.
Technology: Tools of Science and Art
A set of procedures and resources that serve a science or art.
Pilgrimage: A Devotional Journey
Devotional practice that involves visiting a shrine to meet objectives of penance, devotion, etc.
Plenary Indulgence: Grace from the Church
The Church bestows grace and applies it to the authority of the treasure of the merits of Christ and the saints. It helps us in our journey towards Christian values.
Chapel of San Fructuoso, Augury, and Eulogius
A chapel built in the 16th-17th century for martyrs and their relics.
Monasteries: Centers of Faith and Learning
Centers of prayer and culture, where monks prayed, worked, and welcomed visitors and pilgrims.
Scriptorium: Preserving Knowledge
Where new books were written and old ones copied.
Trivium: The Foundation of Learning
Grammar, rhetoric, and dialectic were learned in this school.
Quadrivium: Expanding Knowledge
Arithmetic, music, astronomy, and geography were learned in this school.
Nuclear Energy: Power from Fission
Where electricity is produced from a nuclear reaction of nuclear fission of atoms.
Chemical Industry: Large-Scale Transformations
A sector that takes care of chemical transformations on a large scale.
Genetic Investigation: Science of Genes and DNA
Investigates the science of genes and DNA.
Galileo Galilei: Champion of Observation
Made great discoveries through observation of nature and supported the theory of Copernicus.