Secularism

The Basics
2. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-59682-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 282 g

Reihe: The Basics

Secularism: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to confusing and contradictory public discussions of secularism across the globe.

In this lively and lucid book, Jacques Berlinerblau addresses why secularism is defined in so many ways and why it so ignites people’s passions. In so doing, he explores the following important questions: What does secularism mean? Why should we care about this idea? What are the different types of secularism and what are their histories? What are the basic principles of political secularisms? Why are secularism and Atheism often confused? What is the relationship between secularism and LGBTQ rights? What opposition are secularisms up against? What does the future hold for a concept millennia in the making, but only really operationalized in the last century and a half?

This thoroughly updated new edition includes two new chapters on African Secularisms and the importance of Mexico in the history of political secularism. With a glossary of key terms, new and updated case studies throughout, informative tables, and suggestions for further reading, the book considers key philosophical, religious, anti-religious, and post-colonial arguments around secularism. This book continues to be an ideal starting point for anyone seeking a readable introduction to the often-conflicting interpretations of one of our era’s most complex and controversial ideas.

Zielgruppe

AS/A2, General, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berlinerblau, Jacques

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Agnostizismus, Atheismus, Säkularer Humanismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.  The S-Word: Define your terms!  Part I: The ten principles of political secularism  2. Who’s on top?: The two powers  3. “Thought is free”: Martin Luther and early Modernity  4. “Burning Zeal”: John Locke and the Enlightenment  Part II: Frameworks of political secularism in global perspective  5. American secularism: The (wobbly) Separationist framework  6. French secularism: The laïcité framework  7. Mexican Secularism: Independence of State and Church  8. Indian secularism: The accommodationist framework  9. Swerves: Secularism and Atheism  10. Atheist secularism: The Soviet framework  11. Embrace complexity!: Turkey, China  Part III: Anti-secularisms, lifestyle secularisms, and a case study  12. Secular Africa  13. Anti-secularisms of the right: Conservative religious anti-secularism  14. Anti-secularisms of the left  15. Lifestyle secularisms  16. LGBTQ rights in Uruguay and Secularstan with Alexander Lin and Ria Pradhan  17. Love the referee?  Glossary of key terms  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jacques Berlinerblau is a Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, USA. He is the author of numerous scholarly works on secularism, including How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom (2012) and the article “Secular Africa: Making Sense of Non-Compliance to Secular Constitutions in Sub-Saharan Africa,” co-authored by Bethania Michael and Alexander Lin (2023).