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I have existentialist leanings and see myself as a humanist. As a Christian I have had a problem reconciling these three philosophies…

January 9, 2013 askmeChristian Existential Humanism

…Thank you for making the attempt. I like it. My question concerns Paul Tillich’s critic of pure existentialism, stating that our use of language is universal and points to essentialism. He argues that Christianity is[…]

How would you, as an Existentialist yourself, respond to charges that Existentialism is too relativistic and undisciplined for Christian faith? Also, how would you reconcile Kierkegaardian radical individualism with the traditional and Biblical idea of the importance of church and fellowship?

August 24, 2008 askmeChristianity

It’s fair to say that pure existentialism is unsustainable. The burden of radical free choice quickly become mentally and emotionally overtaxing, as though one was carrying the weight of the universe on one’s shoulders. My[…]

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I have existentialist leanings and see myself as a humanist. As a Christian I have had a problem reconciling these three philosophies…

How would you, as an Existentialist yourself, respond to charges that Existentialism is too relativistic and undisciplined for Christian faith? Also, how would you reconcile Kierkegaardian radical individualism with the traditional and Biblical idea of the importance of church and fellowship?