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The Three Elements of the Secularization Thesis
Post-Secularism and Beyond Secularism SECULAR (ontological category) and SECULARISM (cultural values) • The secular prioritizes the material upon the spiritual. • Modern cultural values encourage social alienation and unrestricted pleasure. SECULAR (epistemic category) and SECULARISM (political doctrine) • The secular denotes a mode of knowing which is neutral with respect to religious commitments or “visions of the good” and thus open and common to all. • The state, emerging out of the conflict of religious wars, finds in the secular a kind of “lowest common denominator” and thus establishes “a political ethic independent of religious convictions altogether” SECULAR (rationality) and SECULARISM (political values) • The secular is a principle of rationality capable to oppress religious passions and control the danger of intolerance and promote united politics, peace and progress. Secularism as • Epistemological approach • Political philosophy • Social theory • Personal identity The failure of the ‘secularization thesis’ The elements of the secularization thesis (Jose Casanova): 1. Increasing structual differentiation (including the separation of religion from politics). 2. Privatization of religion 3. Decline of religious belief, commitment and institutions. Talal Asad’s conceptual criticism: The secular … is neither continuous with the religious that supposedly preceded it … nor a simple break from it … I take the secular to be a concept that brings together certain behaviors, knowledge and sensibilities in modern life … I take the view, -
A Brief Look at Mathematics and Theology Philip J
Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal Issue 27 Article 14 Winter 1-1-2004 A Brief Look at Mathematics and Theology Philip J. Davis Brown University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmnj Part of the Logic and Foundations of Mathematics Commons, Mathematics Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Davis, Philip J. (2004) "A Brief Look at Mathematics and Theology," Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal: Iss. 27, Article 14. Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/hmnj/vol1/iss27/14 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Claremont at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been accepted for inclusion in Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 A Brief Look at Mathematics and Theology Philip J. Davis "Such a really remarkable discovery. I wanted your opinion on it. You know the formula m over naught equals infinity, m being any positive number? [m/0 = ]. Well, why not reduce the equation to a simpler form by multiplying both sides by naught? In which case you have m equals infinity times naught [m = x 0]. That is to say, a positive number is the product of zero and infinity. Doesn't that demonstrate the creation of the Universe by an infinite power out of nothing? Doesn't it?" Aldous Huxley, Point Counter Point, (1928), Chapter XI. I Introduction We are living in a mathematical age. Our lives, from the personal to the communal, from the communal to the international, from the biological and physical to the economic and even to the ethical, are increasingly mathematicized. -
Religion in the Modern World: Between Secularization and Resurgence
MWP – 2014 /01 Max Weber Programme Religion in the Modern World: Between Secularization and Resurgence AuthorMartin RiesebrodtAuthor and Author Author European University Institute Max Weber Programme Religion in the Modern World: Between Secularization and Resurgence Martin Riesebrodt Max Weber Lecture No. 2014/01 This text may be downloaded for personal research purposes only. Any additional reproduction for other purposes, whether in hard copy or electronically, requires the consent of the author(s), editor(s). If cited or quoted, reference should be made to the full name of the author(s), editor(s), the title, the working paper or other series, the year, and the publisher. ISSN 1830-7736 © Martin Riesebrodt, 2014 Printed in Italy European University Institute Badia Fiesolana I – 50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Italy www.eui.eu cadmus.eui.eu Abstract For many decades the master narrative in the social scientific study of religion has been the secularization paradigm. Scholars firmly believed that religion would play an increasingly marginal political and social role in modern societies. However, the global resurgence of religions and their politicization since the 1980s led to sudden conversions. Many argued that secularization had nothing to do with Western modernity but only with religious market conditions. Presently, scholars hotly debate whether we witness secularization or a resurgence of religion. In my view, we are witnessing both: secularization and the resurgence of religion, and we should analyze them not as contradictions but as interrelated processes. In order to do so, we should revisit two basic concepts: religion and secularization. We need to break down the mega-concept of secularization into empirically observable trends and conceptualize religion in a way that helps explaining its resurgence. -
Stanley Hauerwas: Against Secularization in the Church Zeitschrift Für Dialektische Theologie ◆ Heft 59 ◆ Jahrgang 29 ◆ Nummer 2 ◆ 2013 Herman Paul
Stanley Hauerwas: Against Secularization in the Church Zeitschrift für Dialektische Theologie ◆ Heft 59 ◆ Jahrgang 29 ◆ Nummer 2 ◆ 2013 Herman Paul In May 2007, theologian Stanley Hauerwas addressed a packed audi- ence at Princeton Theological Seminary.1 Frowning behind his glasses, Hauerwas began his talk by firing a volley of uncomfortable questions: “How many of you worship in a church with an American flag? I am sorry to tell you your salvation is in doubt. How many of you worship in a church in which the Fourth of July is celebrated? I am sorry to tell you your salvation is in doubt. How many of you worship in a church that recognizes Thanksgiving? I am sorry to tell you your salvation is in doubt.” And so the speaker went on, to the consternation and amuse- ment of his audience, ending his accusations, less than two weeks before Mother’s Day, with the timely question: “How many of you worship in a church that recognizes ‘Mother’s Day’? I am sorry to tell you your salva- tion is in doubt.”2 These words seem characteristic, not merely of Hauerwas’s polemical style and fondness for hyperbolic metaphors, but also of the American context in which the theologian operates. Hauerwas is an American theo- logian, engaged in American debates, and always addressing American audiences or, as I shall argue, American Christians who, in Hauerwas’s assessment, better know how to be American than how to be Christian. This is not just an incidental circumstance. If he identifies himself, tongue 1 I should like to thank the conference organizers for their kind invitation to deliver this address and the audience, including in particular Ariaan Baan, Gerard den Hertog, Kees van der Kooi, Rinse Reeling Brouwer, and Hans G. -
Grounded Theologies: 'Religion' and the 'Secular' in Human Geography
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Research Collection School of Social Sciences School of Social Sciences 2-2013 Grounded theologies: ‘Religion’ and the ‘secular’ in human geography Justin Kh TSE Singapore Management University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research Part of the Geography Commons, and the Religion Commons Citation TSE, Justin Kh.(2013). Grounded theologies: ‘Religion’ and the ‘secular’ in human geography. Progress in Human Geography, 38(2), 201-220. Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3134 This Journal Article is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Social Sciences at Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Collection School of Social Sciences by an authorized administrator of Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University. For more information, please email [email protected]. Article Progress in Human Geography 2014, Vol. 38(2) 201–220 ª The Author(s) 2013 Grounded theologies: Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav ‘Religion’ and the ‘secular’ DOI: 10.1177/0309132512475105 in human geography phg.sagepub.com Justin K.H. Tse The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Abstract This paper replies to Kong’s (2010) lament that geographers of religion have not sufficiently intervened in religious studies. It advocates ‘grounded theologies’ as a rubric by which to investigate contemporary geographies of religion in a secular age. -
Political Theology with a Difference Nomi Maya Stolzenberg University of Southern California
UC Irvine Law Review Volume 4 Issue 1 “Law As . .” II, History As Interface for the Article 17 Interdisciplinary Study of Law 3-2014 Political Theology with a Difference Nomi Maya Stolzenberg University of Southern California Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/ucilr Part of the Law and Philosophy Commons, Law and Politics Commons, and the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Nomi M. Stolzenberg, Political Theology with a Difference, 4 U.C. Irvine L. Rev. 407 (2014). Available at: https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/ucilr/vol4/iss1/17 This Article and Essay is brought to you for free and open access by UCI Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in UC Irvine Law Review by an authorized editor of UCI Law Scholarly Commons. Political Theology with a Difference Nomi Maya Stolzenberg* I. Down the Rabbit Hole ............................................................................................... 407 II. Accommodation: A Long History in Two Highlight Reels and Three Acts ... 418 Act One: Classical Origins ................................................................................ 419 Act Two: Theological Accommodation ......................................................... 421 Act Three: Theological Secularism and the Emergence of Modern Political Thought ....................................................................................... 424 III. A Theology of Variety: Varieties of Accommodationist Thought .................. 430 IV. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ -
John D. Caputo CURRICULUM VITAE
John D. Caputo CURRICULUM VITAE EMPLOYMENT: Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities, Syracuse University, 2004– David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Villanova University, 2004– David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy, Villanova University, 1993-2004 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Villanova University, 1968-2004 Visiting Professor, New School for Social Research, Spring, 1994 Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Graduate Program, 1985-88 Visiting Professor, Fordham University, Fall, 1980 Visiting Professor, Duquesne University, Fall, 1978 Instructor, St. Joseph's University (Philadelphia, 1965-68) EDUCATION: Ph.D., 1968, Bryn Mawr College M.A., 1964, Villanova University B.A., 1962, La Salle University AWARDS Winner of the ForeWord Magazine Best Philosophy Book of 2007 award for What Would Jesus Deconstruct? 2008 Loyola Medal (Seattle University), 2007 American Academy of Religion Book Award for Excellence in Studies in Religion, “Constructive-Reflective Studies,” for The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event (Indiana UP, 2007). 2004, Appointed Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities, Syracuse University; David R. Cook Professor Emeritus, Villanova University 1998, Choice Magazine, “Outstanding Academic Book Award” for Deconstruction in a Nutshell (Fordham UP, 1997) 1992, Appointed David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy 1991-92, National Endowment for the Humanities, Fellowship for College Teachers 1989, Phi Beta Kappa, Honorary Member, Villanova Chapter 1985, National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend 1983-84, American Council of Learned Societies, Fellowship 1982, Outstanding Faculty Scholar Award (V.U.) 1982, Summer Research Grant (V.U.) 1981, Distinguished Alumnus, V.U. Graduate School 1979-80, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society, Villanova University Chapter, President 1972, American Council of Learned Societies, Grant-in-aid (Summer grant) OFFICES Member, Book Awards Committee, American Academy of Religion, 2008-2009. -
Islam and the Rule of Law. Between Sharia and Secularization
ISLAM AND THE RULE OF LAW BETWEEN SHARIA AND SECULARIZATION Birgit Krawietz Helmut Reifeld (Hrsg.) ISBN 978-3-938926-86-6 IM IM www.kas.de PLENUM CONTENT 5 | PREFACE Gerhard Wahlers 9 | INTRODUCTION Birgit Krawietz 17 | I. JUSTICE as A POLITICAL AND LEGAL ORGANIZING priNCipLE 19 | JUSTICE AS A POLITICAL PRINCIPLE IN ISLAM Werner Ende 35 | JUSTICE AS A PERVASIVE PRINCIPLE IN ISLAMIC LAW Birgit Krawietz 49 | II. CONSTITUTION BUILDING 51 | WAYS OF CONSTITUTION BUILDING IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES – THE CASE OF INDONESIA Masykuri Abdillah The published statements reflect the opinion of their authors, 65 | WHERE IS THE “ISLAM” IN THE “ISLAMIC STATE”? but not institutional positions of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Farish A. Noor © 2008, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., Sankt Augustin/Berlin 71 | THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS CLAUSES ON All rights reserved. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN COUNTRIES WITH AN No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any ISLAMIC CHARACTER means, electronical or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Naseef Naeem publisher. Design: SWITSCH Kommunikationsdesign, Köln. 81 | THE SUDANESE INTERIM CONSTITUTION OF 2005 – Cover photo: (c) Das Bild des Orients, www.das-bild-des-orients.de A MODEL TO ESTABLISH COEXISTENCE BETWEEN AN Photographer: Joachim Gierlichs, 2003. ISLAMIC AND A SECULAR LEGAL REGIME Translation of German statements: WB Communication, Germersheim. Printed by Druckerei Franz Paffenholz GmbH, Bornheim. Markus Böckenförde Printed in Germany. Printed with the financial support of the Federal Republic of Germany. ISBN 978-3-939826-86-6 5 PREFACE 91 | III. reLIGIOUS versUS seCULar LAW? 93 | ISLAM, CONSTITUTION, CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS For the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, strengthening and devel- AND JUSTICE IN MALAYSIA oping structures that support the rule of law is one of the Norani Othmann most important objectives and elements of its global inter- national cooperation. -
Efm Vocabulary
EfM EDUCATION for MINISTRY ST. FRANCIS-IN-THE-VALLEY EPISCOPAL CHURCH VOCABULARY (Main sources: EFM Years 1-4; Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church; The American Heritage Dictionary) Aaronic blessing – “The Lord bless you and keep you . “ Abba – Aramaic for “Father”. A more intimate form of the word “Father”, used by Jesus in addressing God in the Lord’s Prayer. (27B) To call God Abba is the sign of trust and love, according to Paul. abbot – The superior of a monastery. accolade – The ceremonial bestowal of knighthood, made akin to a sacrament by the church in the 13th century. aeskesis –An Eastern training of the Christian spirit which creates the state of openness to God and which leaves a rapturous experience of God. aesthetic – ( As used by Kierkegaard in its root meaning) pertaining to feeling, responding to life on the immediate sensual level, seeing pleasure and avoiding pain. (aesthetics) – The study of beauty, ugliness, the sublime. affective domain – That part of the human being that pertains to affection or emotion. agape – The love of God or Christ; also, Christian love. aggiornamento – A term (in Italian meaning “renewal”) and closely associated with Pope John XXIII and Vatican II, it denotes a fresh presentation of the faith, together with a recognition of the wide natural rights of human being and support of freedom of worship and the welfare state. akedia – (Pronounced ah-kay-DEE-ah) Apathy, boredom, listlessness, the inability to train the soul because one no longer cares, usually called “accidie” (AX-i-dee) in English. -
Jordan E. Miller, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor Religious And
Updated September 2015 Jordan E. Miller, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor Religious and Theological Studies Marian Hall 105 Salve Regina University Newport, RI 02840 401-341-3169 [email protected] millerje.wordpress.com PREVIOUS 2011-2015 Adjunct Professor, Religious and Theological Studies and Humanities, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. 2011 Instructor, Humanities, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. 2008-2010 Adjunct Professor, Religion, Philosophy, and American Studies, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. EDUCATION 2014 Ph.D., Humanities, with distinction. Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. Dissertation: “A Radical, Subjunctive, Political Theology of Resistance: On Religion and Community.” Committee: Jeffrey W. Robbins, advisor. Michael A. Budd, Clayton Crockett, and Debra Curtis, readers. 2007 M.A., Philosophy of Religion; Religious Studies. Boston University, Boston, MA. Thesis: “Levinasian Ethical Responsibility: Toward Mysticism.” 2005 B.A., Religion; American Studies, cum laude, with departmental honors. Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. PUBLICATIONS Forthcoming “Secular Theology, Political Poetics, and ACT UP: On Meaning- Making and Resistance,” Theopoetics: A Journal of Theological Imagination, Literature, Embodiment, and Aesthetics vol. 1, no. 2. theopoeticsjournal.org. Jordan E. Miller, Ph.D. CV page 1 of 8 Forthcoming Abong, Fred, Craig Condella, and Jordan E. Miller, eds. Lifting Veils: Crisis, Exposure, Imagination. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Forthcoming “Apocalyptic Language and the Death of God,” in Lifting Veils: Crisis, Exposure, Imagination, eds. Fred Abong, Craig Condella, and Jordan E. Miller. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2015 “Silence and the City: Political Theology and Occupy Wall Street,” in Decentering Discussions on Religion and State: Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives, eds. Sargon Donabed and Autumn Quezada-Grant. -
Varieties of Secularization Theories and Their Indispensable Core
The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory ISSN: 0016-8890 (Print) 1930-6962 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/vger20 Varieties of Secularization Theories and Their Indispensable Core Detlef Pollack To cite this article: Detlef Pollack (2015) Varieties of Secularization Theories and Their Indispensable Core, The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory, 90:1, 60-79, DOI: 10.1080/00168890.2015.1002361 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00168890.2015.1002361 Published online: 02 Apr 2015. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 1140 View Crossmark data Citing articles: 1 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=vger20 The Germanic Review, 90: 60–79, 2015 Copyright c Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0016-8890 print / 1930-6962 online DOI: 10.1080/00168890.2015.1002361 Varieties of Secularization Theories and Their Indispensable Core Detlef Pollack In the social sciences, a new discourse on religion in modern societies has established itself. It is no longer the master narrative that religion is waning in significance that dominates the perspectives in the social sciences. The new key words are “deprivatization of the religious” (Jose´ Casanova), “return of the gods” (Friedrich Wilhelm Graf), “re- enchantment of the world” (Ulrich Beck)—or, quite simply, desecularization (Peter L. Berger). Insights of the sociological classics into the strained relationship between religion and modernity are regarded as no longer valid. Instead of speaking of the decline of religion in modern societies, of a strict contrast between modernity and tradition, scholars nowadays emphasize the blurring boundaries between tradition and modernity and the resurgence of religion in modern societies. -
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