Christian humanism

Christian humanism refers to two intellectual currents. One of them is the worldview of some sixteenth-century thinkers who combined Renaissance humanism (notably, that movement's effort to recover traditions of Classical Antiquity such as the humanities and ideals of citizenship and human dignity) with Christian thought.^[1] Another is modern Christian humanism, which is the assertion within a Christian moral framework of humanitarian principles such as universal human dignity, and individual freedom, and which regards the "importance of happiness as essential and principal or even exclusive components of the teachings of Jesus".^{[citation needed]}

It is not to be confused with modern humanism, which refers to philosophies that assert the primacy of human values and frame of reference over gods, theology, or religion in general. It should also not be conflated with religious humanism, which refers to a nontheistic movement that practices humanism in congregational structures.