NDLI: The Charm of Disenchantment: A Quest for the Intellectual Attraction of Secularization Theory

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Author	De Vriese, Herbert
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	In the course of Western history, philosophy has proven to be an active participant in the process of secularization. This article seeks to examine that philosophical role more closely. The central question is how the role of philosophy must be rethought in light of the contemporary critique of classical secularization theory. The first part of the article sheds light on the current crisis of secularization theory. Drawing on recent scholarship in the social sciences, it explains why the classical tenets and assumptions of secularization theory are no longer being considered as plausible and empirically grounded hypotheses. Against that background, the second part turns to philosophy. It examines the implications for a philosophical tradition of religious criticism that has consciously operated within this once-undisputed model of secularization. The question is how this critique of religion must be rethought, if its prominent role in the history of modern philosophy can no longer be ascribed to a general secularization of the Western mind. The third and final part attempts to answer this question by focusing on one of the most frequently overlooked, yet most significant and crucial elements in the history of philosophical secularization: the intrinsic intellectual attraction of religious disenchantment.
Starting Page	407
Ending Page	428
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00381527
Journal	Sophia
Volume Number	49
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1873930X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-05-22
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Secularization Disenchantment Religion Critique of religion Philosophy of history Enlightenment Humanities Non-Western Philosophy Philosophy Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Religious Studies

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