HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Humanism
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Christian Humanism
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Secualism
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Classicism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christian humanism regards humanist principles like universal human dignity, individual freedom, and the importance of happiness as essential and principal or even exclusive components of the teachings of Jesus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The northern humanists believed that a study of the classics, and specifically Christian classics would allow them to open up their mind and to reason so that they could achieve a better spiritual state. The Christian humanists therefore started schools to educate people on the classics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humanists believed that in order to change the Church and society, they needed to change individuals first. They thought that if people read the classics and the works of Christianity, they would become more pious. This would bring about a reform of the Church and society.
Detailed explanation-4: -By stressing religious themes in their work, Northern Renaissance humanists hoped to bring about reconciliation and understanding.