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What does it mean to live in a secular age?
Almost everyone agrees that we, especially in the West, now live in a secular society. The role of religion has changed dramatically over the past centuries.
About the content of the book
Charles Taylor explores what it means when a society, where belief in God was once taken for granted, changes into a society in which belief is just one of many possibilities.
He does not describe this change as a single continuous transformation, but as a series of new developments. In these processes, old religious forms dissolve and new ones emerge.
The secularization of today
- Not the disappearance of religion, but rather an increase in diversity of spiritual and anti-religious options
- People choose for themselves how they give meaning and direction to their lives
- The new forms of collective religious life can lead to mass mobilizations, sometimes with violent consequences
Who is this book suitable for?
This material is available in Dutch and lends itself to self-study and education in cultural, philosophical, and religious contexts.
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