Secularization, Liberalism and the Problematic Role of Religion in Modern Societies

被引:3
作者
Garcia, Sergio [1 ]
机构
[1] CEDEU Ctr Estudios Univ, Madrid, Spain
来源
CUADERNOS EUROPEOS DE DEUSTO | 2018年 / 59期
关键词
Secularism; liberalism; right-wing populism; political Islam;
D O I
10.18543/ced-59-2018pp63-73
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
This paper argues that there is a defective understanding of the sociological secularization process and a liberal tradition that takes for granted many problematic notions and subtly determines the logic of the debate on religion in modern societies. While the two issues are not causal factors for the rise of radical right-wing populist movements, they constitute the framework within which the debates on ethno-religious pluralism and its relationship with politics take place. These two unresolved questions hinder a good understanding of the complexity of social phenomena related to religion in contemporary Western societies such as fundamentalism, terrorism, political Islam or the claims of other religious groups to participate in the public sphere. In order to achieve the above goals, the article focuses on four interconnected points. The first briefly reviews secularization theory and secularism as an ideology. The second constitutes a questioning of the liberal framework. The third proposes a particular way of approaching those social phenomena linked to religion. The paper concludes broadly examining the factors related to religion that feed right-wing populist movements.
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页码:63 / 73
页数:11
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