ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SECULAR
From Old French seculer, from Late Latin saeculāris temporal, from Latin: concerning an age, from saeculum an age.
10 QUOTES WITH «SECULAR»
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secular.
The theories of the major philosophers of the 18th century secular enlightenment were biblical and theological in spite of themselves.
I read secular fiction, but also enjoy novels with a Christian worldview.
Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out religion.
Some people seem to gravitate from one fundamentalism to another, from some kind of secular fundamentalism into a religious fundamentalism or the other way around, which is not very helpful.
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical.
The secular world is more spiritual than it thinks, just as the ecclesiastical world is more materialist than it cares to acknowledge.
Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language.
In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world.
In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate on abortion, if you're a moderate on gun control, or if you're a moderate in your religious faith - it doesn't evolve into a crusade where you're either right or wrong, good or bad, with us or against us.
I came to America at the age of 17 as an exchange student, and a year later, I was a student at Dartmouth. I would say that the rather weak foundation of my Christianity was effectively battered at Dartmouth. I've had mostly a secular career. But I became intellectually interested in Christianity again in my mid-30s.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECULAR»
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secular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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In what will be a defining book for our time, Taylor takes up the question of what these changes mean, and what, precisely, happens when a society becomes one in which faith is only one human possibility among others.
Charles TAYLOR, Charles Taylor, 2009
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Sacred and
Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide
This book develops a theory of existential security.
Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart, 2011
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The Post-
Secular in Question: Religion in Contemporary Society
This collection of original essays by leading academics represents an interdisciplinary intervention in the continuing and ever-transforming discussion of the role of religion and secularism in today’s world.
Philip Gorski, David Kyuman Kim, John Torpey, 2012
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Formations of the
Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity
Opening with the provocative query “what might an anthropology of the secular look like?” this book explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped ...
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Islam and the
Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a
In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im Na, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad Naʻīm, 2009
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The Disenchantment of
Secular Discourse
Steven Smith argues that this diagnosis has the matter backwards: it is not primarily religion but rather the strictures of secular rationalism that have drained our modern discourse of force and authenticity.
Steven Douglas Smith, 2010
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Luther and Calvin on
Secular Authority
The two texts translated here constitute a sustained attempt to find the proper balance between church and state, demanding a consideration of the nature of justice, the justification and scope of civil authority, the liberty of Christian ...
The contributors review religion that is rooted in the globalized political economy, and the relationship of post-secularism to popular and consumer culture.
Peter Nynas, Mika Lassander, Terhi Utriainen, 2012
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Secular and Islamic Feminist Critiques in the Work of Fatima ...
This book presents a detailed critical analysis of the work of Fatima Mernissi.
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Varieties of Secularism in a
Secular Age
Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age succeeds in conveying to readers the complexity of secularism while serving as an invaluable guide to a landmark book.
Michael Warner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Craig J. Calhoun, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECULAR»
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secular is used in the context of the following news items.
'Secular' blogger hacked to death in Sylhet
'Secular' blogger hacked to death in Sylhet. Terror outfit Ansar al-Islam Bangladesh claimed in a statement Tuesday that Das had been killed by al-Qaeda in the ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
Can Islamic Republic of Pakistan be a secular state?
... from East Pakistan broke away and carved a new state called Bangladesh and framed a new Constitution by changing its basic feature to be secular. «The Hindu, May 15»
Can Bill Gross Really Sense the End of Secular Bull Markets …
Bill Gross may have a new employer in Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS), but he has kept up with his monthly outlook reporting just like he did for years as ... «24/7 Wall St., May 15»
IMF fears global economy is suffering 'secular stagnation'
The International Monetary Fund is coming around to the idea that the world is in the grip of an economic “secular stagnation”, meaning the living standards of ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
Why 'secular stagnation' matters
The question at stake is the issue of "secular stagnation", which is probably the biggest and most important controversy in macroeconomics today. This is not ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
Turkey rolls back secular education for 'pious generation'
Turkey has long enshrined the secular ideals of founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, particularly in an education system that until recently banned Islamic ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
Dear Congress, what's the fuss about? 'Socialist', 'secular' missing in …
The two words of Socialist and Secular were added during the Emergency era (1976-77) as the 42nd Amendment that has been a subject of many a discourse ... «Firstpost, Jan 15»
Shiv Sena demands removal of 'secular' from Constitution
Amidst the row over Republic Day advertisement of I&B Ministry, the Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded that the words “secular” and “socialist” be “permanently ... «The Indian Express, Jan 15»
Bernard Drainville unveils his new secular charter
The debate over Quebec adopting a secular charter, which would ban public employees from wearing overt religious symbols, is back. Bernard Drainville, who ... «CBC.ca, Jan 15»
Rise of Turkish Islamic schooling upsets secular parents
But in the drive to create more imam hatip places, parts of schools have been requisitioned, prompting protests from parents who want secular education for their ... «Reuters, Dec 14»
