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In Contesting Modernity in the German Secularization Debate, Sjoerd Griffioen investigates the polemics between Karl Löwith, Hans Blumenberg and Carl Schmitt on the role of religion in modernity. He analyzes their contributions to the development of the broader German secularization debate between the 1950s and 1980s. As this development is traced, special attention is paid to how after 1968 this debate increasingly centered on Schmitt’s notion of political theology and its appropriation by the Left. This is evinced in the work of Jacob Taubes, who is opposed by Odo Marquard, assuming a Blumenbergian-secularist position in this new political landscape. Griffioen concludes with a methodological reflection on the value of ‘Geistesgeschichte’ and by identifying parallels with the contemporary discourse of postsecularism.

Secularization (Theology) --- Löwith, Karl, --- Blumenberg, Hans. --- Schmitt, Carl,

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Pastoral theology --- Secularization (Theology) --- Theology --- History of doctrines --- History of doctrines. --- History --- Augustine,

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Liberal democracies need solidarity. They need citizens who sacrifice for their country, rally for justice, and help their neighbors. Yet according to critics of liberalism like Carl Schmitt, the solidarity liberal democracies need comes from sources they cannot themselves produce, like religion. Thus in a time of declining religiosity and rising nationalism, how can we form strong social bonds without racism, demagoguery, and xenophobia? Can we have not only solidarity, but liberal solidarity, in a secular age? Solidarity in a Secular Age responds to Schmitt's challenge by proposing a new liberal-democratic solidarity rooted in personal sacrifice, shared fate, and moral destiny. Narrating an untold story of European political theology and spotlighting a neglected strand of Jewish philosophy, the book diagnoses solidarity's pathologies, reinterprets canonical theorists, and forges a new theoretical path. Part 1 uncovers religion's underlying role in European thinking about solidarity since the Enlightenment through readings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, and Jürgen Habermas. Each thinker rejects Schmitt's argument. Yet the way they do that, the book shows, is by secularizing different concepts from religion. Their political theologies leave behind not-fully-secularized religious remainders: Rousseau's "general will," Kant's concept of "spontaneity," and Habermas' "linguistification of the sacred." Part 2 reimagines liberal-democratic solidarity by looking to the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, Martin Buber, and George Eliot. Rather than secularizing theological ideas, they propose imitating elements of religion in our everyday solidarity with others. They give us resources for responding to Schmitt's challenge, and show how Jewish ideas can contribute to rethinking our social bond for the twenty-first century.

Solidarity --- Political aspects --- Cooperation --- Solidarity. --- Democracy. --- Secularism. --- Ethics --- Irreligion --- Utilitarianism --- Atheism --- Postsecularism --- Secularization (Theology) --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics

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Apocalypse, it seems, is everywhere. Preachers with vast followings proclaim the world's end. Apocalyptic fears grip even the nonreligious amid climate change, pandemics, and threats of nuclear war. As these ideas pervade popular discourse, grasping their logic remains elusive. Ben Jones argues that we can gain insight into apocalyptic thought through secular thinkers. He starts with a puzzle: Why would secular thinkers draw on Christian apocalyptic beliefs - often dismissed as bizarre - to interpret politics? The apocalyptic tradition proves appealing in part because it theorizes a relation between crisis and utopia. Apocalyptic thought points to crisis as the vehicle to bring the previously impossible within reach, offering resources for navigating challenges in ideal theory, which involves imagining the best, most just society. By examining apocalyptic thought's appeal and risks, this study arrives at new insights on the limits of utopian hope. This title is available as open access on Cambridge Core.

End of the world. --- End of the world --- Utopias. --- Secularization (Theology) --- Political science --- Philosophy and religion. --- Religion and politics. --- Political aspects. --- Philosophy. --- Politics, Practical --- Politics and religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Christianity and philosophy --- Religion and philosophy --- Political philosophy --- Death of God theology --- Secularism --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Secular theology --- Socialism --- Voyages, Imaginary --- Dystopias --- Ideal states --- States, Ideal --- Utopian literature --- Eschatology --- World, End of the --- Religious aspects --- Political aspects --- political science --- philosophy --- religion

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"Is there a "return to the religious" in post-Communist Eastern Europe that differs from religious trends in the West and the Middle East? Looking beyond immediate events, this book situates public talk about religion and religious practice in the longue durée of the two entangled pasts -Byzantine and Ottoman-that implicitly underpin contemporary politics. Islam, Christianity, and Secularism situates Bulgaria in its wider region, indicating ongoing Middle Eastern, Russian, and other European influences shaping patterns of religious identity. The chapters point to overlapping and complementary views of ethno-religious belonging and communal practices among Orthodox Christians and Muslims throughout the region. Contributors are Dale F. Eickelman, Simeon Evstatiev, Kristen Ghodsee, Galina Evstatieva, Ilia Iliev, Daniela Kalkandjieva, Plamen Makariev, Momchil Metodiev, Daria Oreshina, Ivan Zabaev and Angeliki Ziaka"--

Religion and politics --- Secularism --- Bulgaria --- Religion --- Religious life and customs. --- Ethics --- Irreligion --- Utilitarianism --- Atheism --- Postsecularism --- Secularization (Theology) --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Politics and religion --- Religions --- Religious aspects --- Political aspects --- Bulgaristan --- Volksrepublik Bulgarien --- Republic of Bulgaria --- Republika Bŭlgariya --- Republika Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- People's Republic of Bulgaria --- République bulgare --- Narodna Republika Bŭlgariya --- Bŭlgariya --- Narodna republika Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- Bugarska --- Bulgarien --- Bulharsko --- Voulgaria --- Burugaria --- NRB --- Narodnai︠a︡ Respublika Bolgarii︠a︡ --- Bulgario --- Republika Bulgaria --- Bulgarie --- Bolgarija --- Bâlgarija --- République de Bulgarie --- República de Bulgaria --- България --- Република България --- Болгария --- Bolgarii︠a︡ --- Республика Болгария --- Respublika Bolgarii︠a︡ --- 保加利亚 --- Baojialiya --- 保加利亚共和国 --- Baojialiya Gongheguo