Christianity and Humanism Even though Christianity and humanism were key points in the western civilization, they were very different. The triumph of Christianity meant classical humanism had to change. Christianity led a world of faith and led to the Middle Ages. The purpose of life changed from one of trying to achieve excellence through human ability to the importance of obtaining salvation (Perry 1985). Most of the Christians believed one way and were the early church. Large numbers of people chose to Pages: 4 Bibliography: 3 source(s) listed Filename: 737 736 Christianity and Humanism.doc Price: 35.80