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The Scientification of Religion : an Historical Study of Discursive Change, 1800-2000.
The enigmatic relation between religion and science still presents a challenge to European societies and to ideas about what it means to be 'modern.' This book argues that secularism, rather than pushing back religious truth claims, in fact has been religiously productive itself. A histori...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The enigmatic relation between religion and science still presents a challenge to European societies and to ideas about what it means to be 'modern.' This book argues that secularism, rather than pushing back religious truth claims, in fact has been religiously productive itself. A historical analysis demonstrates that religious discourses have been reconfigured in the secular sciences, thus prolonging the relevance of religion in new constellations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781614518211 1614518211 9781614516262 161451626X 9781614513490 161451349X |