The Secular Paradox: On the Religiosity of the Not Religious Blankholm Joseph
The Secular Paradox: On the Religiosity of the Not Religious Blankholm Joseph A radically new way of understanding secularism which explains why being secular can seem so strangely religiousFor much…
Specifikacia The Secular Paradox: On the Religiosity of the Not Religious Blankholm Joseph
The Secular Paradox: On the Religiosity of the Not Religious Blankholm Joseph
A radically new way of understanding secularism which explains why being secular can seem so strangely religiousFor much of America's rapidly growing secular population, religion is an inescapable source of skepticism and discomfort. In The Secular Paradox, Joseph Blankholm argues that, despite their desire to avoid religion, nonbelievers often seem religious because Christianity influences the culture around them so deeply. It shows up in politics and in holidays, but also in common events like weddings and funerals.
As they try to embrace what they share, secular people encounter, again and again, that they are becoming too Relying on several years of ethnographic research among secular activists and organized nonbelievers in the United States, the volume explores how very secular people are ambivalent toward belief, community, ritual, conversion, and tradition.