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This book examines the post-secular idea of religion for non-believers . The new form of unbelief which is dubbed as tourist atheism is not based on absolute rejection of religion as a dangerous illusion or mere prejudice . Tourist atheists instead consider religion as a cultural heritage and a way...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54948-4 |
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This book examines the post-secular idea of religion for non-believers . The new form of unbelief which is dubbed as tourist atheism is not based on absolute rejection of religion as a dangerous illusion or mere prejudice . Tourist atheists instead consider religion as a cultural heritage and a way of seeking perfection. What are the origins of these new forms of atheism? What are the implications of the emergence of a type of atheism which is more open toward religious teachings, rituals, arts, and world views? Hashemi argues that public intellectuals must consider that it is a sign of a post-secular age in which believers and non-believers go beyond mere tolerance and engage in a creative process of co-practice and co-working. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(X,240pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783319549484 |
| Index Number: | BL51 |
| CLC: | B920 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Part I. Prometheanism -- 1. Ever-changing Images of God-Man Relationship -- 2. The Emergence of a New Type of Atheism -- 3. The Necessity of Unmasking Atheism -- Part II. Pilgrim and Tourist Atheism -- 4. Pilgrim Atheists and the Myth of Warfare -- 5. Tourist Atheists as Players -- 6. Tourist Atheists Religion as Act -- 7. The Revival of the Comtean Dream? -- Part III. Beyond Prometheanism -- 8. The Primacy of Training over Truth -- 9. A Post-Secular Reading of Public Sociology -- Index. |