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Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World

Book Review: Incarnational Humanism

December 17, 2013 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Christianity and humanism have often been portrayed as foes -- Christianity being about God and the other-worldly and humanism being about the greatness of human beings. This weighty book explores why this is a false misconception and how the divide being Christianity and humanism has developed. Jens Zimmermann argues that the basis for Christian humanism is the incarnation of Christ, hence the title  Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World  (InterVarsity Press, 2012). He goes back … [Read more...] about Book Review: Incarnational Humanism

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: dietrich bonhoeffer, Eucharist, humanism, incarnational humanism, Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World, intervarsity press, Jens Zimmermann, Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind, mark noll

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