This collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology. The volume will introduce readers to some of the most compelling new conceptual and theoretical understandings of secularism and the secular, while also examining socio-political trends involving the relationship between the religious and the secular from a variety of locations across the globe. In recent decades, the public has become increasingly aware of the important role religious commitments play in the cultural, social, and political dynamics of domestic and world affairs. This so called "resurgence" of religion in the public sphere has elicited a wide array of responses, including vehement opposition to the very idea that religious reasons should ever have a right to expression in public political debate. The current global landscape forces scholars to reconsider not only once predominant understandings of secularization, but also the definition and implications of secular assumptions and secularist positions. The notion that there is no singular secularism, but rather a range of multiple secularisms, is one of many emerging efforts to reconceptualize the meanings of religion and the secular. Rethinking Secularism surveys these efforts and helps to reframe discussions of religion in the social sciences by drawing attention to the central issue of how "the secular" is constituted and understood. It provides valuable insight into how new understandings of secularism and religion shape analytic perspectives in the social sciences, politics, and international affairs.
Craig Calhoun is President of the Social Science Research Council, University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University, and Founding Director of NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge. Mark Juergensmeyer is Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Jonathan VanAntwerpen is Program Officer & Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Council.
克雷格·卡尔霍恩是纽约大学社会科学研究委员会主席,社会科学大学教授,纽约大学公共知识研究所创始主任。 Mark Juergensmeyer是Orfalea全球和国际研究中心主任,圣巴巴拉加利福尼亚大学社会学教授,宗教研究附属教授。 Jonathan VanAntwerpen是社会科学研究委员会的项目官员和研究员。
Marta Kołodziejska University of Warsaw (Poland) 出版源[《Religion》 ],2012 ,19 (4) :1-3 In Rethinking Secularism the authors challenge the traditional understanding and notion of secularism as a universal phenomenon which is a logical consequence of glo...
评分Marta Kołodziejska University of Warsaw (Poland) 出版源[《Religion》 ],2012 ,19 (4) :1-3 In Rethinking Secularism the authors challenge the traditional understanding and notion of secularism as a universal phenomenon which is a logical consequence of glo...
评分Marta Kołodziejska University of Warsaw (Poland) 出版源[《Religion》 ],2012 ,19 (4) :1-3 In Rethinking Secularism the authors challenge the traditional understanding and notion of secularism as a universal phenomenon which is a logical consequence of glo...
评分Marta Kołodziejska University of Warsaw (Poland) 出版源[《Religion》 ],2012 ,19 (4) :1-3 In Rethinking Secularism the authors challenge the traditional understanding and notion of secularism as a universal phenomenon which is a logical consequence of glo...
评分Marta Kołodziejska University of Warsaw (Poland) 出版源[《Religion》 ],2012 ,19 (4) :1-3 In Rethinking Secularism the authors challenge the traditional understanding and notion of secularism as a universal phenomenon which is a logical consequence of glo...
初读此书,我的第一印象是其语言风格的冷峻与精确,几乎不带任何个人情感的色彩,仿佛在进行一场纯粹的逻辑推演。它更像是一份精密的工程蓝图,而非散文诗。作者似乎对任何形式的浮夸和情绪化表达都抱持着一种警惕甚至蔑视的态度,这使得阅读过程本身变成了一种智力上的挑战——你必须全神贯注,稍有走神便可能错过一个至关重要的逻辑跳跃。我对其中关于“结构性惰性”的论述印象尤为深刻,作者并未简单地将社会变革视为线性的进步,而是着重分析了那些看不见的、潜藏于制度惯性中的阻力,这些阻力是如何微妙地扭曲了理论的初衷。这种对“未竟事业”的深刻反思,使得全书的基调保持了一种克制的悲观主义,但这种悲观并非导向绝望,而是在认清局限之后,反而激发了对更具韧性、更具适应性的思维模式的追求。对于那些习惯于快餐式阅读和结论导向的读者来说,这本书无疑是一剂猛药,它要求你慢下来,去品尝每一个论证的细微差别。
评分这本厚重的论著,甫一翻开便给人一种置身于历史长河的宏大感。作者似乎对知识的渴求有着近乎偏执的执着,他没有满足于对既有理论的简单梳理,而是以一种近乎考古学家的严谨态度,深入挖掘了西方思想史上那些被边缘化或被误读的关键节点。文字如同一张精心编织的网,将哲学的思辨、社会学的观察与人类学的田野调查熔铸一炉。读罢掩卷沉思,我仿佛经历了一场漫长而艰辛的智力攀登,最终站在一个更为开阔的视角之上,审视那些我们习以为常的观念结构。尤其是在探讨权力与知识相互缠绕的机制时,那种抽丝剥茧的犀利,让人不得不重新审视自己所依赖的认知框架。这本书的价值,不在于提供了一个现成的答案,而在于它彻底颠覆了追问问题的方式。它强迫读者走出舒适区,去面对那些复杂性与不确定性并存的现实命题,其深邃的思想穿透力,足以在很长一段时间内占据读者的心智,让人在日常生活中也不自觉地运用其提供的分析工具去解构周围的世界。
评分这本书给我带来的震撼,更多来源于其跨学科整合的雄心与执行力。它不像许多当代学术著作那样囿于某一特定领域,而是像一个高明的指挥家,将不同乐章的旋律有机地融合在一起。我惊喜地发现,作者在处理那些涉及伦理困境的段落时,并没有采取道德批判的姿态,而是将其置于更宏大的历史进程中进行审视。特别是对某一特定历史事件的案例分析部分,其详尽的数据引用和对多重解释框架的并置,展现了作者扎实的文献功底。这种处理方式,极大地拓宽了我的思路,让我意识到,很多我们自以为是“天经地义”的社会共识,其实是无数次偶然的、充满张力的协商与妥协的产物。这本书的行文节奏变化多端,有时是急促的、辩论式的,有时则过渡到一种近乎沉思的、冥想般的叙述,这种节奏上的张弛有度,使得冗长的论述过程也充满了阅读的乐趣,仿佛跟随作者在思想的迷宫中探索,总能在关键转角发现新的出口。
评分坦率地说,这本书的阅读门槛相当高,它毫不留情地挑战了读者的耐心和基础知识储备。某些章节中引用的专业术语和晦涩的典故,若无一定的学术背景,理解起来会颇为吃力。然而,正是这种“不妥协”的态度,最终铸就了它的非凡价值。作者在构建其理论体系时,似乎秉持着一种“先破后立”的原则,他花了大量的篇幅去拆解和批判那些看似坚固的旧有范式,其批判的力度和广度令人咋舌。这种颠覆性的工作,虽然在阅读过程中会带来反复的挫败感,但一旦成功穿透迷雾,其带来的豁然开朗之感是无与伦比的。我尤其欣赏作者在总结时所展现出的那种审慎的乐观主义——他没有许诺乌托邦,而是指明了通往更少谬误的方向。这本书更像是一套思想的“健身计划”,需要持续的努力和反复的阅读才能真正消化吸收其精髓。
评分这本书的叙事方式,更像是在描绘一幅不断演变的、动态的社会景观图景,而非一成不变的静态照片。作者的笔触细腻入微,尤其擅长捕捉那些宏大叙事之下的微观个体经验,并将这两者编织在一起,形成了一种具有强大共鸣力的文本。不同于某些纯粹抽象的理论著作,本书中的论证始终扎根于具体的历史场景和现实的社会矛盾之中。我个人非常欣赏作者在处理复杂议题时所展现出的那种“中道”姿态,他既不完全依附于激进的变革呼声,也不沉溺于保守的现状维护,而是始终在两者之间寻找张力与平衡点。这种审慎的平衡感,使得书中的观点既有批判的锐度,又不失实践的可能性。通读全书,我感觉自己完成了一次深度的精神洗礼,它教会我如何更具耐心、更富同情心地去理解那些与自己立场相左的观点,因为作者已经用无可辩驳的论据证明了,理解的深度往往决定了行动的有效性。
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