Charles Taylor and Akeel Bilgrami: Secularism and the Political Culture of Modern Societies
Channel: Center on Modernity in Transition
Date: 2020-12-08

Charles Taylor (McGill University) and Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University), moderated by Shahrzad Sabet and Benjamin Schewel, discuss secularism’s influence on the political culture of modern societies. The conversation focuses in particular on comparing the nature and legacy of Western secularism with that of modern India. Taylor and Bilgrami also discuss the future of democracy and capitalism, questions of collective identity, and our prospects for meaningful social change.