Transformations of Religion and the Public Sphere: Postsecular Publics

ISBN-13: 9781349486328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 281 str.

Rosi Braidotti;B. Blaagaard;T. Graauw

Opis

Religion-fuelled terrorism and attacks on freedom of expression have recently drawn headlines across Europe, either in protest or in support of extreme political or religious persuasions. This books explores interdisciplinary perspectives on public discussions of liberal-secular freedoms and their implications in a postsecular world.

Spis treści

1. Introductory Notes; Rosi Braidotti, Bolette Blaagaard, Tobijn de Graauw and Eva Midden 2. Is There a Crisis of 'Postsecularism' in Western Europe?; Tariq Modood 3. Reawakening Enlightenment? Contesting Religion and Politics in European Public Discourse; Anders Berg-Sørensen 4. (Pro)claiming Tradition: The 'Judeo-Christian' Roots of Dutch Society and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism; Ernst van den Hemel 5. Re-Examining an Ethics of Citizenship in Postsecular Societies; Christoph Baumgartner 6. The Eradication of Transcendence; William Egginton 7. The Unprecedented Return of Saint Paul in Contemporary Philosophy; Gregg Lambert 8. More Proof, If Proof Were Needed: Spectacles of Secular Insistence, Multicultural Failure, and the Contemporary Laundering of Racism; Alana Lentin and Gavan Titley 9. Remediating Religion as Everyday Practice: Postsecularism, Postcolonialism and Digital Culture; Koen Leurs and Sandra Ponzanesi 10. Mentality, Fundamentality, and the Colonial Secular; or How Real is Real Estate?; Pamela Klassen 11. Religious Aspirations, Public Religion, and the Secularity of Pluralism; Patrick Eisenlohr 12. Towards a More Inclusive Feminism: Defining Feminism through Faith; Eva Midden 13. Blasphemous Feminist Art: Incarnate Politics of Identity in Postsecular Perspective; Anne-Marie Korte 14 Postface: The Residual Spirituality in Critical Theory. A Case for Affirmative Postsecular Politics; Rosi Braidotti

O autorze

Christoph Baumgartner, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Bolette Blaagaard, Aalborg University Copenhagen, The Netherlands Rosi Braidotti, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Tobijn de Graauw, Utrecht University, the Netherlands Patrick Eisenlohr, University of Göttingen, Germany and Utrecht University, The Netherlands William Egginton, Johns Hopkins University, US Ernst van den Hemel, University Utrecht, The Netherlands Pamela Klassen, University of Toronto, Canada Anne-Marie Korte, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Gregg Lambert, Syracuse University, US Koen Leurs, London School of Economics, UK Alana Lentin, University of Western Sydney, Australia Eva Midden, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Tariq Modood, University of Bristol, UK Sandra Ponzanesi, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Anders Berg-Sørensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Gavan Titley, National University of Ireland, Ireland