Rethinking Secularization : Philosophy and the Prophecy of a Secular Age ISBN: 9781443811736 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Religion;
Rethinking Secularization provides a philosophical appraisal of secularization in light of the recent re-emergence of religion in the past several decades. Rooted in both historical and conceptual analysis, it explores the adequacy of classical theories of secularization, as well as what might be offered in their place. In response to the simple secular faith of a global, world-historical emancipation from religion, the volume asks the question to what extent philosophy itself has nourished a...