TY - BOOK ID - 630394 TI - Radical secularization? PY - 2015 SN - 9781628921786 9781628921809 9781628921793 1628921781 1628921803 9781501308543 1501308548 162892179X 1501322680 PB - New York, NY DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of religion KW - Secularism. KW - Secularization. KW - Civilization, Secular. KW - Religion. KW - Religions. KW - Sécularisation KW - Civilisation laïque KW - Religion KW - Religions KW - Sécularisation KW - Civilisation laïque KW - Comparative religion KW - Denominations, Religious KW - Religion, Comparative KW - Religions, Comparative KW - Religious denominations KW - World religions KW - Civilization KW - Gods KW - Religion, Primitive KW - Atheism KW - Irreligion KW - Theology KW - Secularism KW - Appropriation and impropriation KW - Impropriation KW - Secularization KW - Church and state KW - Ethics KW - Utilitarianism KW - Postsecularism KW - Secularization (Theology) KW - Law and legislation KW - Secular civilization UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:630394 AB - "What does it mean for a society to be secular? Answering this question from a philosophical angle, Radical Secularization? delves into the philosophical presuppositions of secularization. Which cultural evolutions made secularization possible? International scholars from different disciplines assess the answers given by many leading philosophers such as, among others, L with, Blumenberg and Habermas (Germany), Gauchet and Nancy (France), Taylor and Bellah (North America). They examine the theory that secularization cannot only be regarded as a cultural change that was forced upon religion from an external source (e.g. science), but should also be considered as a phenomenon triggered by motives internal to religion. If religions are indeed capable of inner transformations, the question arises whether religions can persist in the secular societies they inadvertently helped to bring about, and how secular societies may accommodate religion."--Bloomsbury Publishing. ER -