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This book engages with theories of religion and secularism, as well as postmodern, postcolonial, and decolonial critiques of Western humanist projects, to uncover the ideas and practices of religious and secular humanisms when they challenge dehumanization in the pursuit of conditions of flourishing for all.
List of contents
Introduction: From Humanism to Humanisms 1. The Powers of Religions and the Challenge of Pluralism 2. The Ethics of Secularisms and The Problem of Pluralism 3. Pluralizing Humanism: Particular, Not Parochial 4. Identity, Dignity, and Dialogue: The Humanist Ethos of Polish
Solidarity 5. From Resistance to Freedom: Humanisms and the Imagining of a New South Africa Conclusion: Humanizing Politics, Sustaining Democracies
About the author
Slavica Jakeli¿ is Richard P. Baepler Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Christ College, Valparaiso University, USA. She has edited or coedited a number of journals and volumes, including
The Future of the Study of Religion. She is the author of
Collectivistic Religions: Religion, Choice, and Identity in Late Modernity and
Both Freedom and Belonging: Essays on Religion, Nationalism, and Solidarity (in Croatian,
I sloboda i pripadanje: Eseji o religiji, nacionalizmu, i solidarnosti).
Summary
This book engages with theories of religion and secularism, as well as postmodern, postcolonial, and decolonial critiques of Western humanist projects, to uncover the ideas and practices of religious and secular humanisms when they challenge dehumanization in the pursuit of conditions of flourishing for all.
