Radical secularization?
Subtitle: an inquiry into the religious roots of secular culture
By: edited by Stijn Latré, Walter Van Herck, and Guido Vanheeswijck
Edition: 1st [edition].
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781628921786
Subjects: Secularism; Secularization; Secular Civilization; Religion; Religions
Description: "What does it mean for a society to be secular? Answering this question from a philosophical angle, Radical Secularization? delves into the philosophical presuppositions of secularization. Which cultural evolutions made secularization possible? International scholars from different disciplines assess the answers given by many leading philosophers such as, among others, L with, Blumenberg and Habermas (Germany), Gauchet and Nancy (France), Taylor and Bellah (North America). They examine the theory that secularization cannot only be regarded as a cultural change that was forced upon religion from an external source (e.g. science), but should also be considered as a phenomenon triggered by motives internal to religion. If religions are indeed capable of inner transformations, the question arises whether religions can persist in the secular societies they inadvertently helped to bring about, and how secular societies may accommodate religion."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.