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Beyond idols : the shape of a secular society /

This study attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggest the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself to a wide range of possibilities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fenn, Richard K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Idols, Idolatry, and Unnecessary Suffering
  • 2. Starting on the Path to Secularity: The Agony of the Possible
  • 3. Heroes, Charismatic Figures, and Celebrities as Cultural Idols
  • 4. Brotherhoods, Sisterhoods, and Secularization: Creativity, Secularity, and the Creation of Space for the Present Generation
  • 5. Toward a Theory of a Society without Idols: From Civil Religion to Public Religiosity
  • 6. Stifling the Sociological Imagination
  • 7. Ambiguity, Controversy, and the Limits of Language as the Bearer of the Sacred
  • 8. Beyond Idolatry: Religionless Christianity.