The Post-Secular Condition
Trans-Atlantic and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Religion and Spirituality
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The Post-Secular Condition
Trans-Atlantic and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Religion and Spirituality
- Open Access
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This timely, open access book explores modern reactions to the social isolation, materialism and consumerism that have become key features of secular, Western societies.
Religions, and Christianity in particular, do not play an obvious part in society anymore as the immediate provider of values and aims. However, there exists a post-secular reaction to this: a longing for meaningful values in the face of community fragmentation.
Here, Henriksen and Nelson lead established scholars from a variety of disciplines in analysing this post-secular layer of society. From sociology and philosophy to Africana and religious studies, this work presents a sweeping and comprehensive look at this emerging synthesis between spiritual enquiry and secular ideals.
In this work, the post-secular is not be understood as a triumphalist return of religion but rather as an opportunity to understand the recent terms and conditions for religion and spirituality. Thus, the secular and the post-secular are revealed to be in tension, but also conditioning each other.
Bursting with intellectual acuity and sensitivity, this is an essential volume for anybody seeking to understand religion's changing role in modern society.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Lilly Endowment, in the Early Career Pastoral Leadership Development Initiative, based at Wabash College.
Table of Contents
Part I: Theories
Chapter 1: Rebecca Catto, Kent State University, “Revisiting the Religious-Secular Binary: Holding Hopeful Distinction”
Chapter 2: Marius Timmann Mjaaland, University of Oslo, “Material Spirituality in a Post-Secular Age”
Chapter 3: Derek Nelson, Wabash College “Post-Secularity as an Iteration of the Secular Impulse”
Chapter 4: Volker Leppin, Yale University “The secular age - a fallout of the Gospel? Friedrich Gogarten and (post)Modern Society”
Chapter 5: Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF School of Theology, “The Post-Secular as Postmodern? Differences and Repressions”
Part II: Themes
Chapter 6: Petruschka Schaafsma, Protestant Theological University in Netherlands, “Haven in a (Post-) Secular World? Exploring the Post-Secular Potential of 'Mystery' and 'Resonance' through the Lens of Family”
Chapter 7: Raymond Carr, Society for the Study of Black Religion, “Thelonious Monk, 'Icon of the Eschaton': Playing Between Secular and Post-Secular Realities”
Chapter 8: Ulrich Schmiedel, Lund University, “The Gospel in the Post-migrant Society”
Chapter 9: Bjorn Vikstrom, Abo University, “Hospitality as Lived Theology:
Chapter 10: Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University, “Literature and the “Us-ness” of Post-Secularism”
Part III: Paradigms
Chapter 11: Joseph Tucker Edmonds, Indiana University (Indianapolis), “Carlton Pearson, Christian Fatigue, and Black Visions of Post-Secular Freedom”
Chapter 12: Andrew Root, Luther Seminary, “Memoirs as Spiritualities in the Post-Secular”
Chapter 13: Ulla Schmidt, Aarhus University, “Polyphone Ecclesial Ministries in Post-Secular Realities?”
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 12 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9780567724472 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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