Theism and Atheism in a Post-Secular Age

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-54947-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4401 g

This book examines the post-secular idea of ‘religion for non-believers’. The new form of unbelief which is dubbed as ‘tourist atheism’ is not based on absolute rejection of religion as a ‘dangerous illusion’ or ‘mere prejudice’. Tourist atheists instead consider religion as a cultural heritage and a way of seeking perfection. What are the origins of these new forms of atheism? What are the implications of the emergence of a type of atheism which is more open toward religious teachings, rituals, arts, and world views? Hashemi argues that public intellectuals must consider that it is a sign of a post-secular age in which believers and non-believers go beyond mere tolerance and engage in a creative process of co-practice and co-working.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hashemi, Morteza

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Agnostizismus, Atheismus, Säkularer Humanismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Part I. Prometheanism.- 1. Ever-changing Images of God-Man Relationship.- 2. The Emergence of a New Type of Atheism.- 3. The Necessity of Unmasking Atheism.- Part II. Pilgrim and Tourist Atheism.- 4. Pilgrim Atheists and the Myth of Warfare.- 5. Tourist Atheists as Players.- 6. Tourist Atheists’ Religion as Act.- 7. The Revival of the Comtean Dream?.- Part III. Beyond Prometheanism.- 8. The Primacy of Training over Truth.- 9. A Post-Secular Reading of Public Sociology.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Morteza Hashemi is a visiting research fellow at the University of Warwick, UK, and a social researcher in post-secularism and technology