Christian Humanists

Christian humanism refers to the philosophical union of humanists and Christian principles. It is that believe that human freedom, individual conscience and free rational inquiry are compatible with the practice Christianity and the several teaching of Jesus as found in the New Testament. Christian humanism usually advocates for respect for life, honesty, respect and acting truthfully, and these qualify as elements of Christian humanism (Oser 234).

Devotio Moderna was a 14th century religious concept with Gerard Groote as the founder of the concept. The concept's first focus was on the rediscovery of genuine religious practices and the conversion and reconversion of the lukewarm clergy (Oser 242). The concept uses the process of immersing and projecting oneself into a Biblical scene on about the life of Jesus. The concept also teaches the method of methodical prayer, and this influences the approaches to Christian meditation.

Van Eyck is the most famous member of painters and is a unique style of painting plays a significant role in his recognition. Some of his attributes in painting style, is the skill in pictorial illusionism such as the landscape of his Crucifixion with its rocky and endless diminution shows his unique attributes (Oser 257). Other attribute includes is the ability to manipulate the properties of the oil media, ability to recreate the effect of light on different surfaces, ability to shift highlights on metal or glass and ability to mimic reality.

Albrecht Durer reflects renaissance ideas in his attributes by a combination of the Italian love of the idealized human figure and northern love for natural detail (Oser 270). His production of woodcuts band aggravating become hugely influential. His painting and woodcuts showed the subjects natural selves. For instance, his woodcut Man Drawing a Lute illustrates principles of perspective and earlier form of mechanization developed long before photography.

The exquisite use of language, profundity and variation by William Shakespeare resulted to rebirth of drama in Renaissance England (Oser 277). The changing of theatres in Renaissance England from village festival attraction to a bona fide cultural institution also led to the rebirth of drama.

By use of classical-Roman stories, Shakespeare created his plays whereby he uses his ability to shift between comedy and tragedy and shift from complex character study to light-hearted farce.

A typical Elizabethan theatre usually has a raised platform as a stage, on three sides of this there is a yard, an open area for the standing audience members. Behind the stage, there is a black wall with 3 doors, which have curtains. There is a gallery where musicians sit, and above this gallery is a tower with a trumpet for signaling the play's commencement and a flag to show that the performance is taking place (Oser 290).