| dc.description.abstract | Secular humanism has found roots in a country as religious and Christian as
Ghana. Since secular humanism denies the existence of and the reliance on the
supernatural, it is mutually exclusive of Christianity and presents a challenge to it.
Though secular humanism is a threat to Christianity in Ghana, Christians in the
country seem not to pay much attention to it. This may be because work has not
particularly been done into the inception of this philosophy into the Ghanaian society
and how it is growing. The study is a historical-theological study into secular
humanism in Ghana to establish its roots and determine its influence on Christianity
in the nation.
The analytical methodology was used in this study. The work relied heavily on
bibliographical research. It analyzed literature to understand the Ghanaian view and
position on humanism. It also relied on journals, magazines, newspapers, and news sites to trace the trends of events in the country to understand how Christianity has been faring and interacting with secular humanism. It also looks at how receptive, or
otherwise, Ghanaians have been to secular humanism and how this philosophy has
been doing on the Ghanaian scene.
The study discovered that, indeed, secular humanism received reception in
Ghana first through the philosophical foundations that Kwame Nkrumah, the first
president of Ghana, laid for it. It was further nurtured by Hope Tawiah and has in
recent times been popularized by the Humanist Association of Ghana. The Humanist
Association of Ghana has done much to promote this philosophy and it is warming its
way into the hearts of the Ghanaian community. It was also discovered that perhaps
the strength of secular humanism in Ghana is in the weakness of Christianity in the
country lately.
This work seeks to add voice to creating awareness about the existence of
secular humanism in Ghana, providing some historical data to that effect. It has also
provided knowledge into how secular humanism is growing; documenting the
activities of secular humanist organizations and some fallen standards in Ghanaian
Christianity. Finally, it has provided recommendations and practical ways by which
the Christian community in Ghana can stem the tide. | en_US |
