Transformations of Religion and the Public Sphere: Postsecular Publics

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introductory Notes....Pages 1-13
Is There a Crisis of ‘Postsecularism’ in Western Europe?....Pages 14-34
Reawakening Enlightenment? Contesting Religion and Politics in European Public Discourse....Pages 35-52
(Pro)claiming Tradition: The ‘Judeo-Christian’ Roots of Dutch Society and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism....Pages 53-76
Re-examining an Ethics of Citizenship in Postsecular Societies....Pages 77-96
The Eradication of Transcendence....Pages 97-114
The Unprecedented Return of Saint Paul in Contemporary Philosophy....Pages 115-131
More Proof, If Proof Were Needed: Spectacles of Secular Insistence, Multicultural Failure, and the Contemporary Laundering of Racism....Pages 132-151
Remediating Religion as Everyday Practice: Postsecularism, Postcolonialism, and Digital Culture....Pages 152-174
Mentality, Fundamentality, and the Colonial Secular; or How Real Is Real Estate?....Pages 175-194
Religious Aspirations, Public Religion, and the Secularity of Pluralism....Pages 195-209
Towards a More Inclusive Feminism: Defining Feminism through Faith....Pages 210-227
Blasphemous Feminist Art: Incarnate Politics of Identity in Postsecular Perspective....Pages 228-248
Conclusion: The Residual Spirituality in Critical Theory: A Case for Affirmative Postsecular Politics....Pages 249-272
Back Matter....Pages 273-281