The Crisis of Indian Secularism
In this paper I suggest that Roman Catholic theologians in India take a second look at the distinction between western and Indian secularisms. Blurring the lines between western and Indian secularisms may help the theological reflection on the so-called crisis of Indian secularism. The key point is...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Exchange
Year: 2021, Volume: 50, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 289-308 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia KDB Roman Catholic Church |
Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Secular B Nationalism B Post-secularism B India |
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Summary: | In this paper I suggest that Roman Catholic theologians in India take a second look at the distinction between western and Indian secularisms. Blurring the lines between western and Indian secularisms may help the theological reflection on the so-called crisis of Indian secularism. The key point is the non-ontological, historical character of secularism. A look at the growing literature on western post-secularization, in fact, may offer some suggestions about how to deal with the nationalist mooring of Hindutva philosophy. A possibility exists that both the West and India are eventually entering simultaneously, but not necessarily on the same terms, a post-secular phase. |
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ISSN: | 1572-543X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341603 |