Maybe humanists and Christians are not so different | Letters

Readers respond to a letter by Andrew Copson in which he reflects on Gen Z’s search for meaning

I read Andrew Copson’s letter with interest (There is no revival of Christianity in Britain, 5 April). But he implies a dichotomy that is questionable, and also that humanists and Christians have little or nothing in common.

He writes “the search for meaning is not found in dogma, but in the humanist values of reason, kindness and personal responsibility”. But that is what most, if not all, people who say they are Christian also believe. The last part of the sentence is at the heart of all Christ’s teaching. Another point is that many humanists are very good at that part. And indeed many of them are far more Christ-ian than many Christians are.