Sentence examples for contemporary humanist from inspiring English sources
He strongly advocated the interweaving of strict Orthodox learning with contemporary humanist thought.
Contemporary humanist scholars scoffed at his magical feats as petty and fraudulent, but he was taken seriously by the Lutheran clergy, among them Martin Luther and Philippe Melanchthon.
The principal apologized for causing discomfort but explained that the "flyer has only an informative character which gives parents the opportunity to get informed about this contemporary humanist subject".
But however gripping the premise, the Dardennes have neglected the simplicity and clarity that characterised great films such as Rosetta and The Child, the two Palme d'Or-winning works that have made them the Bressonian heroes of contemporary humanist cinema.
These theological or metaphysical convictions are connected with more firmly held values: contemporary humanists, just like the Christians of previous generations, believe in reason, fairness, freedom and decency.
"When contemporary humanists invoke the idea of progress they are mixing together two different myths: a Socratic myth of reason and a Christian myth of salvation". This is both acute and timely.
He had not realized when he decided to discuss the writings of some contemporary humanists that his book would be regarded as a sort of Who's Who of contemporary authors.
As Mr. Lelyveld tracks Gandhi's life, it becomes clear that any attempt to understand Gandhi as some kind of contemporary liberal humanist avant la lettre is off the mark.
Chalcocondyles was a great admirer of Herodotus and roused the interest of contemporary Italian humanists in that ancient historian.
National heroes, including Mahatma Gandhi and contemporary physician-humanist Binayak Sen--were charged with sedition--a draconian British-era colonial law.
When prisoners ask for basic information, Kaiser sends them "What Is Secular Humanism?" by the late Paul Kurtz, the founder of CFI and a major interpreter of contemporary humanism, or "Faitheist" by Chris Stedman, assistant humanist chaplain at Harvard University.
