Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

Humanism as an ideology, movement or philosophy is founded upon the belief that man is at the centre of the universe and is his own „god?. Hence, he does not need further belief in the transcendental or supernatural in order to make sense of his existence. He is the architect of his destiny and he determines the outcome of his existence. Religion on the other hand holds and promotes the belief and worship of a deity or God who is seen as the creator and controller of man, the universe and everything in it. This paper aims at reconciling these extreme positions in order to elucidate the ideal truth of each. It adopts the method of critical analysis of each concept with the findings that humanism can pass as a religion too with man as its deity but cannot take the place of religion with God as the Supreme Being.

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