Tag Archives: secularization theory

Defining Postsecularism: A Response

Posted on April 16, 2014 by mattsheedy

by Donovan Schaefer In response to a question from a colleague, I asked a small group of scholars working on issues of secularism and secularity how they would define postsecularism, postsecular, or the postsecular (hereafter just “postsecularism”). Their responses are posted at these links … Continue reading →

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Partisan Science: Evolution and Creation in Postsecular American Politics

Posted on April 4, 2014 by mattsheedy

by Donovan Schaefer A recent Pew Research Center poll explored correlations between political party identification and beliefs about the origins of species in the U.S. The poll found that self-identified Republicans are the most likely to reject evolutionary accounts of human origins–whether … Continue reading →

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Critical Research on Religion: An Interview with Warren S. Goldstein, Part 1

Posted on March 26, 2014 by mattsheedy

Warren S. Goldstein, Executive Director of the Center for Critical Research on Religion (http://www.criticaltheoryofreligion.org), is a Visiting Fellow of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University and a Religion Fellow at Boston University’s School of Theology. His Ph.D. is … Continue reading →

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