"Secularization doesn’t make religion irrelevant; instead, it creates new ways of being 'religious.'”
Could be interpreted two ways: secularization is itself a "new way of being religious," which is a replay of an old conservative trope, e.g., communism as a religion-substitute, or that a secular milieu will create backlash such as observ…
"Secularization doesn’t make religion irrelevant; instead, it creates new ways of being 'religious.'”
Could be interpreted two ways: secularization is itself a "new way of being religious," which is a replay of an old conservative trope, e.g., communism as a religion-substitute, or that a secular milieu will create backlash such as observed with Tate and others.
There's nothing surprising about extremists aligning themselves with a militant ideology. From 1945 to 1975, if you were a rebel movement of any kind, leftism was de rigeur, because that was a militant period for European and American leftists. The IRA took weapons and training from jihadi groups, with whom it had nothing in common except a desire to smash and existing power structure.
Secularity is a neutral point with respect to religions: all are equally tolerated, none has preference in the public sphere. It is a value of a completely different kind than religions--which are usually not neutral about anything.
"Secularization doesn’t make religion irrelevant; instead, it creates new ways of being 'religious.'”
Could be interpreted two ways: secularization is itself a "new way of being religious," which is a replay of an old conservative trope, e.g., communism as a religion-substitute, or that a secular milieu will create backlash such as observed with Tate and others.
There's nothing surprising about extremists aligning themselves with a militant ideology. From 1945 to 1975, if you were a rebel movement of any kind, leftism was de rigeur, because that was a militant period for European and American leftists. The IRA took weapons and training from jihadi groups, with whom it had nothing in common except a desire to smash and existing power structure.
Secularity is a neutral point with respect to religions: all are equally tolerated, none has preference in the public sphere. It is a value of a completely different kind than religions--which are usually not neutral about anything.