The German debate on male circumcision and Habermas’ model of post-secularity

This paper considers Habermas’ model of a post-secular political order in the light of the debate on male circumcision that arose in Germany after a court ruled that male circumcision was an unjustifiable act of bodily harm. Central to this model is the idea that religious reasons can only become ef...

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Published in:Bioethics
Main Author: Greve, Jens (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-466
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
KBB German language area
NCH Medical ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B religious and secular reasons
B male circumcision
B post-secularity
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