Hallowed secularism
Subtitle: theory, belief, practice
By: Bruce Ledewitz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780230614024
Subjects: Secularism -- United States; United States -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Why hallowed secularism is necessary and how it is possible. Secularists' indifference and hostility toward religion; title: The roots of secularism; title: The failure of secularism; title: Sources of depth in hallowed secularism; title: Pt. II. The beliefs and practices of hallowed secularism. The framework of hallowed secularism; title: The public life of hallowed secularism; title: The local life of hallowed secularism; title: The international life of hallowed secularism; title: Pt. III. The meaning of hallowed secularism. Beyond religion; title: Beyond humanism; title: Beyond materialsim; title: The possibility of hope.