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1 online resource |
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Introduction: beyond the separation of church and state: secularism as conversion -- 1. The authorized narrative and crystalline structure of conversion in Augustine's Confessions -- 2. Toleration and conversion in Locke's letters: it is 'above all things necessary to distinguish' -- 3. The crystalline structure of conversion: Henri Bergson's Two sources -- 4. Saint John (Rawls), the miracle of secular reason -- 5. The wish for a better life: Stanley Cavell's critique of the social contract -- Conclusion: 6. From supernovas into the deep: secularism as conversion, a conversion of secularism |
| Summary |
"Secularism is often imagined in Thomas Jefferson's words as 'a wall of separation between Church and State'. This book moves past that standard picture to argue that secularism is a process that reshapes both religion and politics. Borrowing a term from religious traditions, the book goes further to argue that this process should be understood as a process of conversion. Matthew Scherer studies Saint Augustine, John Locke, John Rawls, Henri Bergson and Stanley Cavell to present a more accurate picture of what secularism is, what it does, and how it can be reimagined to be more conducive to genuine democracy"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Secularism.
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Religion and politics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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Religion and politics
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Secularism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139625630 |
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1139625632 |
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9781139199261 |
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1139199269 |
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