Postsecular cities : space, theory and practice / editors, Justin Beaumont, Christopher Baker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beaumont, Justin.

Baker, Christopher Richard, 1961-

Series:

Continuum resources in religion and political culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Cities and towns--Religious aspects.

Cities and towns.

Physical Description:

xiv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

Continuum Resources in Religion and Political Culture Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Mapping the Theoretical Terrain

1 Postsecular Cities and Radical Critique: A Philosophical Sea Change? / Gregor McLennan McLennan, Gregor 15

Part II Competing Experiences of Postsecular Cities

2 Postcolonialism and Religion: New Spaces of 'Belonging and Becoming' in the Postsecular City / Christopher Baker Baker, Christopher, Justin Beaumont Beaumont, Justin 33

3 Market Theory, Market Theology: The Business of the Church in the City / Robbie B. H. Goh Goh, Robbie B. H. 50

4 Non-Secular Cities? Visual and Sound Representations of the Religious-Secular Right to the City in Jerusalem / Tovi Fenster Fenster, Tovi 69

5 Spirituality, Urban Life and Urban Professions / Leonie Sandercock Sandercock, Leonie, Maged Senbel Senbel, Maged 87

6 A Feminist Critique of the Postsecular City: God and Gender / Clara Greed Greed, Clara 104

7 Inhabiting the Good City: The Politics of Hate and the Urbanisms of Hope / Andrew Davey Davey, Andrew, Elaine Graham Graham, Elaine 120

Part III Postsecular Policies and Praxis

8 Sanctuaries of Urban Virtues: Learning from Edo Tokyo / Anni Greve Greve, Anni 137

9 From Race to Religion: Multiculturalism and Contested Urban Space / John Eade Eade, John 154

10 Public Pasts in Plural Societies: Models for Management in the Postsecular City / Greg Ashworth Ashworth, Greg 168

11 Understanding Faith-Based Engagement and Volunteering in the Postsecular Society: Motivations, Rationales and Translation / Rachael Chapman Chapman, Rachael, Leila Hamalainen Hamalainen, Leila 184

Part IV Theological and Secular Interpretations

12 Exploring the Postsecular State: The Case of Amsterdam / Nynke de Witte Witte, Nynke de 203

13 On Christianity as Truly Public / Angus Paddison Paddison, Angus 223

14 Emerging Postsecular Rapprochement in the Contemporary City / Paul Cloke Cloke, Paul 237.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781441129635

9781441144256

1441129634

1441144250

OCLC:

743278889