Beyond Idols e-bog
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This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "e;Civil Religion"e; i...
E-bog
656,09 DKK
Forlag
Oxford University Press
Udgivet
21 juni 2001
Genrer
HRQA
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780190286736
This book attempts to articulate the nature of a secular society, describe its benefits, and suggests the conditions under which such a society could emerge. To become secular, argues Fenn, is to open oneself and one's society to a wide range of possibilities, some interesting and exciting, some burdensome and dreadful. While some sociologists have argued that a "e;Civil Religion"e; is necessary to hold together our newly "e;religionless"e; society, Fenn urges that there is nothing to fear--and everything to gain--from living in a society that is not bound together by sacred memories and beliefs, or by sacred institutions and practices.