Global secularisms in a post-secular age / edited by Michael Rectenwald, Rochelle Almeida, and George Levine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rectenwald, Michael, editor.

Almeida, Rochelle, editor.

Levine, George, 1931- editor.

Series:

Religion and its others ; Volume 2.

Religion and Its Others, 2330-6262 ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Secularism.

Postsecularism.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston, [Massachusetts] ; Berlin, [Germany] : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Global Secularisms addresses the state of and prospects for secularism globally. Drawing from multiple fields, it brings together theoretical discussion and empirical case studies that illustrate "on-the-ground," extant secularisms as they interact with various religious, political, social, and economic contexts. Its point of departure is the fact that secularism is plural and that various secularisms have developed in various contexts and from various traditions around the world. Secularism takes on different social meanings and political valences wherever it is expressed. The essays collected here provide numerous points of contact between empirical case studies and theoretical reflection. This multiplicity informs and challenges the conceptual theorization of secularism as a universal doctrine. Analyses of different regions enrich our understanding of the meanings of secularism, providing comparative range to our notions of secularity. Theoretical treatments help to inform our understanding of secularism in context, enabling readers to discern what is at stake in the various regional expressions of secularity globally. While the bulk of the essays are case-based research, the current thinking of leading theorists and scholars is also included.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface and Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Introduction: Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

The Fall of the Sparrow: On Axial Religion and Secularization as the Goal of History

Mid-Nineteenth-Century British Secularism and its Contemporary Post-Secular Implications

Secularism as a Positive Position

Religion and Post-Secularity: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere

Religious Education in Habermasian Post-Secular Societies

We (In India) Have Always Been Post-Secular

The Troubles of An Unrepentant Secularist

Atheists in Foxholes

Secularism and ‘Gazetted’ Holidays in India

Muslim Secularisms in the European Context

Education and Religious Minorities in Turkey: the Story behind the Introduction of Compulsory Religion Courses

The Historical Relationship between Religion and Government in Rwanda

Secularism from Below: On the Bolivarian Revolution

Post-secular Expertise and American Foreign Policy

When the Secular is Sacred: The Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and the Gettysburg National Military Park as Pilgrimage Sites

Porous Persons: The Politics of a Nonreligious Japanese NGO

Circulations of the Sacred: Contemporary Art as “Cultural” Catholicism in 21st Century Paris

“A Deeply Held Religious Faith, and I Don’t Care What It Is:” American Anti-Atheism as Nativism

The Myth of Secularism in America

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781614519317

1614519315

9781614516750

1614516758

OCLC:

951149022