Abstract
In his speech “Faith and Knowledge” on the occasion of the awarding of the Frankfurt peace prize
of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association in 2001, Jürgen Habermas made a turn in
his understanding of contemporary modernity. In coining the concept of post-secular society, he
presented a means of rethinking the relationship between religion and modernity. In departing from
this conceptual rethinking by Habermas, the article makes a critical investigation into the broader
debate about religious revival and the advent of a post-secular society. It argues that the concept of
post-secular society might inform us of a change in hegemonic projects of modernity, but it does not
add any new analytical or descriptive value to our understanding of modernity as a structural process.
of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association in 2001, Jürgen Habermas made a turn in
his understanding of contemporary modernity. In coining the concept of post-secular society, he
presented a means of rethinking the relationship between religion and modernity. In departing from
this conceptual rethinking by Habermas, the article makes a critical investigation into the broader
debate about religious revival and the advent of a post-secular society. It argues that the concept of
post-secular society might inform us of a change in hegemonic projects of modernity, but it does not
add any new analytical or descriptive value to our understanding of modernity as a structural process.
| Translated title of the contribution | Religion in Modernity: Critical Reflections About the Concept of Post-secular Society |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Journal | Neue Politische Literatur |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 449-471 |
| ISSN | 0028-3320 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |