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2 unusual facts about Religion of Humanity


Religion of Humanity

The religion was developed after Comte's passionate platonic relationship with Clotilde de Vaux, whom he idealised after her death.

In India Baba Faqir Chand established Manavta Mandir (Temple of Humanity) to spread his religion of humanity with scientific attitude as explained by David C. Lane in a book 'The Unknowing Sage'.


Clotilde de Vaux

Comte's "Religion of Humanity" was rather unsuccessful in France but has been very influential in Latin America, especially in Brazil (see above) and has inspired the rise of the "Church of Humanity" in England and its variant in New York City, both being extremely small today.


see also

God-Building

It was inspired by Ludwig Feuerbach's 'religion of humanity' and had some precedent in the French Revolution with the 'cult of reason'.