Religion in the secular age: perspectives from the humanities

What does it mean to be religious believers for people whose living conditions are defined by an increasingly secularized environment? Is the common distinction between faith and knowledge valid? The 21 essays cover approaches from various fields of the humanities. Some explore post-Kantian thoughts...

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Corporate Author: Religion in the secular age (Veranstaltung) Wien (Author)
Other Authors: Nagl-Docekal, Herta 1944- (Editor), Zacharasiewicz, Waldemar 1942- (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2023]
Series:Wiener Reihe Band 22
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Summary:What does it mean to be religious believers for people whose living conditions are defined by an increasingly secularized environment? Is the common distinction between faith and knowledge valid? The 21 essays cover approaches from various fields of the humanities. Some explore post-Kantian thoughts, discussing, i.a., American Pragmatism, M. Buber, M. Horkheimer, H. Putnam, J. Habermas, Ch. Taylor and variants of deconstruction, while other essays focus on ways in which the conflict between agnostics and seekers is addressed in US literary works, as in Fl. O'Connor, W. Percy, N. Hawthorne, J. Updike and in novels dealing with pandemics, for instance by L. Wright, E. M. Wiseman and R. Cook. Historical studies examine the intermingling of the sacred and the secular in the American South and neo-scholastic objections to modernity. Theological issues are being re-framed in essays discussing the relevance of pluralism, the relation of religious conviction and public opinion, the situation of scientists who believe and the thoughts of N. Frye and M. McLuhan. Finally, essays pay attention to religious aspects in works of art, e.g. in Ukrainian poetry, G. Mahler's symphonies and in a TV show presenting new "American Gods" of globalization
Item Description:"The present volume is based on papers that were presented (partly online) at an international conference entitled "Religion in the Secular Age", held in Vienna on 24-26 March 2022" - Acknowledgements
Physical Description:VII, 376 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9783111247441

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