<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Since September 11 attacks on World Trade Center, the word “postsecularism” became a kind of key to explain the existing tension between the secular and “indifferent toward religion” Western world, and the growing religious fundamentalism. However, the existence of conflict between secular and religious worldviews and the attempts to overcome it are not new. The aim of my paper is to present a few examples of successful endeavors of worldviews exchanges between believers and nonbelievers. But, first, a definition of postsecularism will be suggested together with some critical reflection on the concept of religion. I will also discuss some inspiring ideas and theories of postsecularism from the last decade. I would like to suggest a comprehension of postsecularism as a kind of pluralism.</p></abstract>

Since September 11 attacks on World Trade Center, the word “postsecularism” became a kind of key to explain the existing tension between the secular and “indifferent toward religion” Western world, and the growing religious fundamentalism. However, the existence of conflict between secular and religious worldviews and the attempts to overcome it are not new. The aim of my paper is to present a few examples of successful endeavors of worldviews exchanges between believers and nonbelievers. But, first, a definition of postsecularism will be suggested together with some critical reflection on the concept of religion. I will also discuss some inspiring ideas and theories of postsecularism from the last decade. I would like to suggest a comprehension of postsecularism as a kind of pluralism.

The Challenge of Postsecularism

Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics

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Since September 11 attacks on World Trade Center, the word “postsecularism” became a kind of key to explain the existing tension between the secular and...

The Challenge of Postsecularism

Published Online: Oct 05, 2019

Page range: 239 - 250

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2019-0009

Keywords
postsecularism, Catholicism, religion, fundamentalism, belief, disbelief, paradigm

© 2019 Stanislaw Obirek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Challenge of Postsecularism

Published Online: Oct 05, 2019

Page range: 239 - 250

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2019-0009

Keywordspostsecularism, Catholicism, religion, fundamentalism, belief, disbelief, paradigm

© 2019 Stanislaw Obirek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
postsecularism, Catholicism, religion, fundamentalism, belief, disbelief, paradigm