Short History of Secularism, A

What does it mean to call Western society 'secular'? What is 'secularism'? And how should we understand the the concept of 'secularism' in international relations, particularly the clash between radical Islam and the West? The Latin term from which the word 'secula...

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Main Author: Smith, Graeme (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London I. B. Tauris 2007
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505 8 0 |a Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Western Secularism; 2. Science: The New Technology; 3. Secularism and Social History; 4. The Reinvention of Christianity by Ordinary People; 5. Churchgoing and Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages; 6. Contemporary and Medieval Christian Life; 7. The Enlightenment Effect; 8. The Last Puritan Age; 9. The Ethics Society; Notes; Bibliography; Index 
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