The Post-Secular Condition
Trans-Atlantic and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Religion and Spirituality
Will be published approx. on 18. February 2027
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-567-72447-2 (ISBN)
Description
This timely, open access book explores modern reactions to the social isolation, materialism and consumerism that have become key features of secular, Western societies.
Religions, and Christianity in particular, do not play an obvious part in society anymore as the immediate provider of values and aims. However, there exists a post-secular reaction to this: a longing for meaningful values in the face of community fragmentation.
Here, Henriksen and Nelson lead established scholars from a variety of disciplines in analysing this post-secular layer of society. From sociology and philosophy to Africana and religious studies, this work presents a comprehensive look at this emerging synthesis between spiritual enquiry and secular ideals.
The post-secular is not be understood as a triumphalist return of religion but rather as an opportunity to understand the recent terms and conditions for religion and spirituality. Thus, the secular and the post-secular are revealed to be in tension, but also conditioning each other.
Bursting with intellectual acuity and sensitivity, this is an essential volume for anybody seeking to understand religion's changing role in modern society.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Lilly Endowment, in the Early Career Pastoral Leadership Development Initiative, based at Wabash College.
Religions, and Christianity in particular, do not play an obvious part in society anymore as the immediate provider of values and aims. However, there exists a post-secular reaction to this: a longing for meaningful values in the face of community fragmentation.
Here, Henriksen and Nelson lead established scholars from a variety of disciplines in analysing this post-secular layer of society. From sociology and philosophy to Africana and religious studies, this work presents a comprehensive look at this emerging synthesis between spiritual enquiry and secular ideals.
The post-secular is not be understood as a triumphalist return of religion but rather as an opportunity to understand the recent terms and conditions for religion and spirituality. Thus, the secular and the post-secular are revealed to be in tension, but also conditioning each other.
Bursting with intellectual acuity and sensitivity, this is an essential volume for anybody seeking to understand religion's changing role in modern society.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Lilly Endowment, in the Early Career Pastoral Leadership Development Initiative, based at Wabash College.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-72447-2 (9780567724472)
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Persons
Jan-Olav Henriksen is Professor the Philosophy of Religion at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.
Derek Nelson is Professor of Religion at Wabash College, USA.
Derek Nelson is Professor of Religion at Wabash College, USA.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction (Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF School of Theology, Norway; Derek R. Nelson, Wabash College, USA)
Part I: Interpreting Society
1. Haven in a Post-secular World (Petruschka Schaafsma, Protestant Theological University, Netherlands)
2. A Secular Age of Many Spiritualities (Andrew Root, Luther Seminary, USA)
3. Revisiting the Religious/Secular Binary: Holding Hopeful Distinction (Rebecca Catto, Kent State University, USA)
4. Gogarten and (Post-)Modern Society (Volker Leppin, Yale University, USA)
Part II: Transgressing Stable Religious Categories
5. Literature and the "Us-ness" of Post-Secularism (Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University, USA)
6. Thelonious Monk, 'Icon of the Eschaton,' and the Gospel of Secularity: Playing Between Secular and Post-Secular Realities (Raymond Carr, Society for the Study of Black Religion, USA)
7. Show of Hands: The Gospel in the Post-Migrant Society (Ulrich Schmiedel, Lund University, Sweden)
8. Polyphone Ecclesial Practices: The Gospel in Post-Secular Realities? (Ulla Schmidt, Aarhus University, Denmark)
Part III: Post-secular Conditions for Theology
9. The Post-Secular - A Version of Religion's Postmodern Condition? (Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF School of Theology, Norway)
10. Nuancing Secularization: The Gospel and Its Macro- and Micro-Contexts (Derek R. Nelson, Wabash College, USA)
11. Blood-Wine and Flesh-Bread: Material Spirituality in a Post/Secular World (Marius Timmann Mjaaland, University of Oslo, Norway)
12. Hospitality as Lived Theology (Bjoern Vikstroem, Abo Akademi University, Finland)
Introduction (Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF School of Theology, Norway; Derek R. Nelson, Wabash College, USA)
Part I: Interpreting Society
1. Haven in a Post-secular World (Petruschka Schaafsma, Protestant Theological University, Netherlands)
2. A Secular Age of Many Spiritualities (Andrew Root, Luther Seminary, USA)
3. Revisiting the Religious/Secular Binary: Holding Hopeful Distinction (Rebecca Catto, Kent State University, USA)
4. Gogarten and (Post-)Modern Society (Volker Leppin, Yale University, USA)
Part II: Transgressing Stable Religious Categories
5. Literature and the "Us-ness" of Post-Secularism (Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University, USA)
6. Thelonious Monk, 'Icon of the Eschaton,' and the Gospel of Secularity: Playing Between Secular and Post-Secular Realities (Raymond Carr, Society for the Study of Black Religion, USA)
7. Show of Hands: The Gospel in the Post-Migrant Society (Ulrich Schmiedel, Lund University, Sweden)
8. Polyphone Ecclesial Practices: The Gospel in Post-Secular Realities? (Ulla Schmidt, Aarhus University, Denmark)
Part III: Post-secular Conditions for Theology
9. The Post-Secular - A Version of Religion's Postmodern Condition? (Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF School of Theology, Norway)
10. Nuancing Secularization: The Gospel and Its Macro- and Micro-Contexts (Derek R. Nelson, Wabash College, USA)
11. Blood-Wine and Flesh-Bread: Material Spirituality in a Post/Secular World (Marius Timmann Mjaaland, University of Oslo, Norway)
12. Hospitality as Lived Theology (Bjoern Vikstroem, Abo Akademi University, Finland)