Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

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Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

Edited by: Michael Rectenwald , Rochelle Almeida and George Levine

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2015

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Volume 2 | Religion and Its Others

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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.

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Michael Rectenwald and Rochelle Almeida, New York University; George Levine, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface and Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	v
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age Michael Rectenwald and Rochelle Almeida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: Histories & Theories of the (Post)Secular
The Fall of the Sparrow: On Axial Religion and Secularization as the Goal of History Stijn Latré Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Mid-Nineteenth-Century British Secularism and its Contemporary Post-Secular Implications Michael Rectenwald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
Secularism as a Positive Position Philip Kitcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
Religion and Post-Secularity: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere Özlem Uluҫ Kucukcan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
Religious Education in Habermasian Post-Secular Societies Patrick Loobuyck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
We (In India) Have Always Been Post-Secular Rajeev Bhargava Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
The Troubles of An Unrepentant Secularist George Levine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
Atheists in Foxholes Bruce Robbins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. A The Political Sphere
Secularism and ‘Gazetted’ Holidays in India Rochelle Almeida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
Muslim Secularisms in the European Context Arolda Elbasani and Murat Somer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
Education and Religious Minorities in Turkey: the Story behind the Introduction of Compulsory Religion Courses Ayşe Seda Müftügil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
The Historical Relationship between Religion and Government in Rwanda Jonathan R. Beloff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
Secularism from Below: On the Bolivarian Revolution Jonathan Scott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
Post-secular Expertise and American Foreign Policy Gregorio Bettiza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. B The Public Sphere
When the Secular is Sacred: The Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and the Gettysburg National Military Park as Pilgrimage Sites Roberta J. Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	261
Porous Persons: The Politics of a Nonreligious Japanese NGO Chika Watanabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
Circulations of the Sacred: Contemporary Art as “Cultural” Catholicism in 21st Century Paris Elayne Oliphant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	287
“A Deeply Held Religious Faith, and I Don’t Care What It Is:” American Anti-Atheism as Nativism Charles Louis Richter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
The Myth of Secularism in America James McBride Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335

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October 16, 2015

eBook ISBN:

9781614516750

Hardcover published on:

September 25, 2015

Hardcover ISBN:

9781614517665

Paperback published on:

April 24, 2017

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9781501515644

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11

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344

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614516750

eBook ISBN: 9781614516750

Hardcover ISBN: 9781614517665

Paperback ISBN: 9781501515644

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Secularism; post-secularism; religion; global

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Religious studies, sociology, area studies

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