Secularism: A Very Short Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
Secularism, the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education, is an increasingly hot topic in global public, political, and religious debates. Andrew Copson tells the story of secularism, discussing secular...
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Secularism, the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education, is an increasingly hot topic in global public, political, and religious debates. Andrew Copson tells the story of secularism, discussing secular republics and the challenges they can face from resurgent religious identity politics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Secularism: A Very Short Introduction “
1 What is secularism?; 2 Secularism in Western societies; 3 Secularism diversifies; 4 The case for secularism; 5 The case against secularism; 6 Conceptions of secularism; 7 Hard questions and new conflicts; Afterword: The future of secularism; References and Further Reading; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Andrew Copson
Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, where he was previously Director of Education and Public Affairs; First Vice President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union; and a former Director of the European Humanist Federation. In these capacities he is one of the most experienced and prolific advocates of secularism, its study, and its implementation. For over a decade he has carried out a range of national and international practical secularist policy work and spoken internationally on secularism. He has been an associate of the Centre for Law and Religion and the University of Cardiff since 2008, and represented the secularist point of view on public or other bodies such as the Foreign Office's Advisory Panel on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Woolf Institute's Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life. He co-edited The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on Humanism (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015), with A C Grayling.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Andrew Copson
- 160 Seiten, Maße: 10,8 x 17,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 0198747225
- ISBN-13: 9780198747222
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
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