Exploring the postsecular: the religious, the political and the urban

Brill

2010

xviii, 406 p.

International studies in religion and society ; 13

9789004185449

Preliminary Material / A. Molendijk , J. Beaumont and C. Jedan --Transcending The Particular In Postsecular Cities / Justin Beaumont --Cutting Through The Postsecular City: A Spatial Interrogation / Kim Knott --Spaces Of Postsecularism / Gregor McLennan --Contrasting Modernities: 'Postsecular' Europe And Enspirited Latin America / Bernice Martin --How Ethnocentric Is The Concept Of The Postsecular? / Michel Leezenberg --The Transformation Of Religious Culture Within Modern Societies: From Secularization To Postsecularism / Wilhelm Gräb --Voicing The Self In Postsecular Society: A Psychological Perspective On Meaning-Making And Collective Identities / Hetty Zock --'God Made The Country, And Man Made The Town': Some Observations On The Place Of Religion In The Western (Post)Secular City / Arie L. Molendijk --Making Sense Of Sacred Space In The City? / Maaike De Haardt --Inscribing The General Theory Of Secularization And Its Basic Patterns In The Architectural Space/Time Of The City: From Presecular To Postsecular? / David Martin --Religion And The Salvation Of Urban Politics: Beyond Cooption, Competition And Commodification / Luke Bretherton --Theo-Ethics And Radical Faith-Based Praxis In The Postsecular City / Paul Cloke --The End Of The Secular City Dream: The Case Of Ankara / Nihan Özdemir Sönmez --Postsecularism Or Late Secularism? Faith Creating Place In The US / Candice Dias and Justin Beaumont --Virtual Re-Evangelization: Brazilian Churches, Media And The Postsecular City / Martijn Oosterbaan --Beyond The Secular? Public Reason And The Search For A Concept Of Postsecular Legitimacy / Christoph Jedan --Restraints On Religious Reasoning In The Political Square? / Andy F. Sanders --Public Reason And Inclusionism As Pseudo-Inclusionism / Anke Schuster --Neoliberalism For God's Sake: Sectarian Justifications For Secular Policy Transformation In The United States / Jason Hackworth --The Uses Of Religion In Public Institutions: The Case Of Prisons / James A. Beckford --Index Of Names / A. Molendijk , J. Beaumont and C. Jedan

This book examines contemporary relations between religion, politics and urban societies from a theoretical perspective. Special attention is paid to those authors (e.g. Habermas, Taylor) who analyze new global constellations in terms of a shift from the secular to the postsecular

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