2. The challenge of secularisation

what did thomas aquinas argue

human reason can grasp certain truths as a first step

what is needed to see the whole truth (aquinas)

doctrine and scripture

when was classical thought rediscovered/NML

during the renaissance

what did ppl notice when looking back on 13th C thought

religion was opposed to rational thought in the dark ages

what happened in the 13thc

religion and rational thought seemed to work together to let ppl develop personal morality

when was the church's authority challenged for the second time?

in the protestant reformation

what was the church challenged by (prot reform)

authority of scripture

what did ppl do during protestant reformation

hold views that didnt conform to the national religion

what did the protestant reformation challenge

universal truth

why didnt ppl see god as necessary during the protestant reformation

bcus of scientific thinking

what did ppl see faith as in the 19thc

a matter of personal commitment

what did philosophers see religion as in the 19thc

smth functional (e.g. keeping the working class from fighting oppressors)

what did freud see rel as in the 19thc

satisfying a psychological need

what did religion become in the 19thc

personal but optional

what removed the need for religion

basing arguments on reason alone

who promoted many of the secular values promoted today

the church

whats an example of a church value promoted today

sanctity of life

what basis are moral attitudes accepted on now

rational, not religious

what is a form of theology which doesnt use god

secular humanism

what do humanists believe

humankind improves through reason and evidence