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Author | : Douglas Farrow |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780773528345 |
Setting aside popular myths about secularism, this volume studies the perspectives of law, politics, religion, morality, and bioethics, reconfiguring the debate about religion and public life.
Author | : Lois Lee |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2015-07-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0191056650 |
In recent years, the extent to which contemporary societies are secular has come under scrutiny. At the same time, many countries, especially in Europe, have increasingly large nonaffiliate, 'subjectively secular' populations, whilst nonreligious cultural movements like the New Atheism and the Sunday Assembly have come to prominence. Making sense of secularity, irreligion, and the relationship between them has therefore emerged as a crucial task for those seeking to understand contemporary societies and the nature of modern life. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in southeast England, Recognizing the Non-religious develops a new vocabulary, theory and methodology for thinking about the secular. It distinguishes between separate and incommensurable aspects of so-called secularity as insubstantial—involving merely the absence of religion—and substantial—involving beliefs, ritual practice, and identities that are alternative to religious ones. Recognizing the cultural forms that present themselves as non-religious therefore opens up new, more egalitarian and more theoretically coherent ways of thinking about people who are 'not religious'. It is also argued that recognizing the nonreligious allows us to reimagine the secular itself in new and productive ways. This book is part of a fast-growing area of research that builds upon and contributes to theoretical debates concerning secularization, 'desecularization', religious change, postsecularity and postcolonial approaches to religion and secularism. As well as presenting new research, this book gathers insights from the wider studies of nonreligion, atheism, and secularism in order to consolidate a theoretical framework, conceptual foundation and agenda for future research.
Author | : Bryan R. Wilson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198788371 |
A reissue Religion in Secular Society (1966) by Bryan Wilson (1926-2004), a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford for thirty years and one of the leading sociologists of religion of the twentieth century.
Author | : Lois Lee |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198736843 |
This is an investigation of what it's like to be 'not religious' in secular Britain today. It draws attention to the ways in which the 'not religious' engage with 'religious' matters i.e. what it means to live and die, weddings and funerals, and identifying with or against people according to their religious or non-religious views and cultures.
Author | : Gustaaf Geeraerts |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-09-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 135129606X |
Post-Secular Society argues for several characteristics of the secular: the experience of living in a secular age and the experience of living without religion as a normal condition. Religion in the West is often seen as marked by both innovation and disarray. In spite of differing approaches and perspectives of secularization, rational choice and de-secularization, many scholars agree that the West is experiencing a general "resurgence" of religion across most Western societies. Post-Secular Society discusses the changes in religion related to globalization and New Age forms of popular religion. The contributors review religion that is rooted in the globalized political economy and the relationship of post-secularism to popular consumer culture. Also reviewed is innovative discourse as a religious belief system, theories of the post-secular, religious, and spiritual well-being, and healing practices in Finland and environmentalism. This paperback edition includes a new preface by Peter Nynas.
Author | : Nagendra Kr Singh |
Publisher | : Global Vision Publishing Ho |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
This Book Is An Analytical Study Of The Nature And Transformation Of Religions In Secular Society. Here We Have Tried To Focus On The Conflict And Consensus Between Religion And Secular Society. As The Institutions Of Secular Society Grew Apart, The Religious Institutions And Their Functionaries Lost Their Control Over Various Social Activities And The Civil Authority Gained In Power. The Emergence Of New Classes With New Skills And Resources, Who Were Not Accommodated In The Religious Institutions, Made The First Properly Instituted Invasion On The Spiritual Monopoly.
Author | : Stephen Law |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2011-01-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199553645 |
Summary: Philosopher Stephen Law explains why humanism--though a rejection of religion--nevertheless provides both a moral basis and a meaning for our lives.-publisher description.
Author | : Ronald A. Lindsay |
Publisher | : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA) |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2014-12-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1939578167 |
For the first time in human history, a significant percentage of the world's population no longer believes in God. This is especially true in developed nations, where in some societies nonbelievers now outnumber believers. Unless religion collapses completely, or undergoes a remarkable resurgence, countries across the globe must learn to carefully and effectively manage this societal mix of religious and irreligious. For in a world already deeply riven by sectarian conflict, this unprecedented demographic shift presents yet another challenge to humanity. Writing in an engaging, accessible style, philosopher and lawyer Ronald A. Lindsay develops a tightly crafted argument for secularism—specifically, that in a religiously pluralistic society, a robust, thoroughgoing secularism is the only reliable means of preserving meaningful democracy and rights of conscience. Contrary to certain political pundits and religious leaders who commonly employ the term secularism as a scare word, Lindsay uses clear, concrete examples and jargon-free language to demonstrate that secularism is the only way to ensure equal respect and protection under the law—for believers and nonbelievers alike. Although critical of some aspects of religion, Lindsay neither presents an antireligious tirade nor seeks to convert anyone to nonbelief, reminding us that secularism and atheism are not synonymous. Rather, he shows how secularism works to everyone's benefit and makes the definitive case that the secular model should be feared by none—and embraced by all.!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--
Author | : Bryan R. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Church and the world |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stefanie Knauss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Christian art and symbolism |
ISBN | : 9783700007395 |