The New Visibility of Religion - Studies in Religion and Cultural Hermeneutics

Zusammenfassung A collection of essays that brings together contributions from theology, aesthetics, social and political science, philosophy and cultural theory to examine the surge in the public visibility of religion. It examines the phenomenon of the rise of religion in Western Europe from various interrelated perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Hoelzl, M. Ward, G.       Introduction I. Secularisation Sweeney, J.      Revising Secularisation Theory Riordan, P.      Five Ways of Relating Religion and Politics Williams, R.      Secularism, Faith and Freedom II. Violence Girard, R. Palaver, W. The Bloody Skin of the Victim Palaver, W.       The Ambiguous Cachet of Victimhood: On Violence and Monotheism Huber, S.      Visibility, Rivalry and Religious Identity Eagleton, T. Ward, G.                  III. Aesthetics Larcher, G.      ‘Religion' in Modern Contemporary Art Ornella, A.      ‘A Devil in a Midnight Mass': A Reflection on the Relationship between Media and Religion Weibl, P. Larcher, G.                  IV. Theology Ward, G. Milbank, J. Hoelzl, M.            Scott, P.                              Boeve, L.      Religion after Detraditionalisation: Christian Faith in a Post-Secular Europe V. Conclusion Hoelzl, M. Ward, G.

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• Authors: Michael Hoelzl, Graham Ward, Graham (EDT)/ Hoelzl Ward
• Assisted by: Michael Hoelzl (Editor), Hoelzl Michael (Editor), Grace Moore (Editor), Graham Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2008
• EAN: 9781847061317
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-131-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Continuum Resources in Religio; Continuum Resources in Religio; Continuum Resources in Religion and Political Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, Politics and government, Religion and beliefs