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Author: Stijn Latré (University of Antwerp, Belgium) ,
Associate Professor Walter Van Herck (University of Antwerp, Belgium) ,
Guido Vanheeswijck (University of Antwerp, Belgium and KU Leuven, Belgium)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9781501322686
ISBN 10: 1501322680
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 June 2016
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Secularization ranks today among the most contested terms in contemporary social theory. Like a magnet for fragments of iron, it bears the miraculous power to separate partisans from critics, polarizing the entire field of scholarly debate. Some insist on its continued longevity; others point to the current resurgence of religion and pronounce the very idea of secularization as ready for its last rites. Taking its cue from the earlier debate between Karl Löwith and Hans Blumenberg, this noteworthy collection of critical essays engages current theorists of secularization and religion (such as Charles Taylor, Gianni Vattimo, and Marcel Gauchet) and attests to the persistent power of this most controversial of ideas. * Peter E. Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History, and Faculty Affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA * The contributions to this volume represent the cutting edge of discussion about secularity, encompassing some of the most important debates about transformations of religious practice, material and symbolic representation, the meanings of transcendence, global perspectives and local religions, and the unsteadiness of the ‘immanent frame.’ * John Corrigan, Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion, The Florida State University, USA *
Secularization ranks today among the most contested terms in contemporary social theory. Like a magnet for fragments of iron, it bears the miraculous power to separate partisans from critics, polarizing the entire field of scholarly debate. Some insist on its continued longevity; others point to the current resurgence of religion and pronounce the very idea of secularization as ready for its last rites. Taking its cue from the earlier debate between Karl Loewith and Hans Blumenberg, this noteworthy collection of critical essays engages current theorists of secularization and religion (such as Charles Taylor, Gianni Vattimo, and Marcel Gauchet) and attests to the persistent power of this most controversial of ideas. * Peter E. Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History, and Faculty Affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA * The contributions to this volume represent the cutting edge of discussion about secularity, encompassing some of the most important debates about transformations of religious practice, material and symbolic representation, the meanings of transcendence, global perspectives and local religions, and the unsteadiness of the 'immanent frame.' * John Corrigan, Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion, The Florida State University, USA *
Secularization ranks today among the most contested terms in contemporary social theory. Like a magnet for fragments of iron, it bears the miraculous power to separate partisans from critics, polarizing the entire field of scholarly debate. Some insist on its continued longevity; others point to the current resurgence of religion and pronounce the very idea of secularization as ready for its last rites. Taking its cue from the earlier debate between Karl Lowith and Hans Blumenberg, this noteworthy collection of critical essays engages current theorists of secularization and religion (such as Charles Taylor, Gianni Vattimo, and Marcel Gauchet) and attests to the persistent power of this most controversial of ideas. Peter E. Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History, and Faculty Affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA The contributions to this volume represent the cutting edge of discussion about secularity, encompassing some of the most important debates about transformations of religious practice, material and symbolic representation, the meanings of transcendence, global perspectives and local religions, and the unsteadiness of the 'immanent frame.' John Corrigan, Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion, The Florida State University, USA
Author Information
Author Website: www.ua.ac.be/walter.vanherck
Stijn Latré is Lecturer at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Walter Van Herck is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy and the Centre Pieter Gillis of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is the co-editor of Humour and Religion (2011) and The Sacred in the City (2012). He is Editor-in-Chief of Bijdragen, International Journal in Theology and Philosophy. Guido Vanheeswijck is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and is part-time professor at the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven, Belgium. He is a member of the editorial board of the journals Bijdragen and Collingwood and British Idealism Studies.
