Abstract
This chapter introduces the theme of postsecular Enlightenment. It does so by arguing that we need to reverse the anti-spiritual bias of the European Enlightenment and to apply reason to both the reform of human affairs and to human spiritual performances. Specifically, I argue that the Enlightenment’s critique of religion is flawed and leads to a misguided exclusion of spirituality from serious concerns. I then evaluate and reject postreligion as a possible response to the inadequacies of both secularism and religion on the grounds that it lacks the relevant organizational specificity. Finally, I have offer an initial draft of a postsecular approach to contemporary governance.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Secularisations and their debates |
| Subtitle of host publication | Perspectives on the return of religion in the contemporary west |
| Editors | Matthew Sharpe, Dylan Nickelson |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht, Germany |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd. |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 217-232 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400771161 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789400771154 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures |
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| Volume | 5 |
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Hudson, W. (2014). Towards post-secular enlightenment. In M. Sharpe, & D. Nickelson (Eds.), Secularisations and their debates: Perspectives on the return of religion in the contemporary west (pp. 217-232). (Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures; Vol. 5). Springer-Verlag London Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7116-1_12