Transformations Of Religion And The Public Sphere: Postsecular Publics (palgrave Politics Of Identity And Citizenship Series)

Principal topics of his research and teaching are religion in the public sphere, freedom of religion and freedom of expression, citizenship, secularity and postsecularism, environmental ethics, and ethical dimensions of climate change. 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-Sorensen 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 Front Matter....Pages i-x Introductory Notes....Pages 1-13 Is There a Crisis of ‘Postsecularism’ in Western Europe?....Pages 14-34 Reawakening Enlightenment? Contesting Religion and Politics in European Public Discourse....Pages 35-52 (Pro)claiming Tradition: The ‘Judeo-Christian’ Roots of Dutch Society and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism....Pages 53-76 Re-examining an Ethics of Citizenship in Postsecular Societies....Pages 77-96 The Eradication of Transcendence....Pages 97-114 The Unprecedented Return of Saint Paul in Contemporary Philosophy....Pages 115-131 More Proof, If Proof Were Needed: Spectacles of Secular Insistence, Multicultural Failure, and the Contemporary Laundering of Racism....Pages 132-151 Remediating Religion as Everyday Practice: Postsecularism, Postcolonialism, and Digital Culture....Pages 152-174 Mentality, Fundamentality, and the Colonial Secular; or How Real Is Real Estate?....Pages 175-194 Religious Aspirations, Public Religion, and the Secularity of Pluralism....Pages 195-209 Towards a More Inclusive Feminism: Defining Feminism through Faith....Pages 210-227 Blasphemous Feminist Art: Incarnate Politics of Identity in Postsecular Perspective....Pages 228-248 Conclusion: The Residual Spirituality in Critical Theory: A Case for Affirmative Postsecular Politics....Pages 249-272 Back Matter....Pages 273-281 Transformations of Religion and the Public Sphere: Postsecular Publics contributes a counter-discourse to the myth of secularism. This myth is a strongly-held belief, predominantly advocated in the westernised world, that progress and modernity is intimately linked to secular politics and social relations. This book develops a range of critiques of this myth through discussions on the current political, social, and technological conditions in which we find ourselves. It explores the political implications of the myth, as well as exploring postcolonial relations, liberal-secularism and religious sentiments, and the mediated public sphere, with an in-depth focus on the Dutch case. Transformations of Religion and the Public Sphere: Postsecular Publics takes issue with the secular condition and accepted beliefs of its liberal emancipatory foundations.-- Provided by Publisher 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.