The Transformation of Religion and the Self in the Age of Authenticity
This article examines Charles Taylor’s argument that since the 1960s a culture of authenticity has come to define the late modern period. The “age of authenticity” thesis is based on a philosophical and historical approach that follows the development of Romanticism, culminating in the expressive in...
| Published in: | Pneuma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Pneuma
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CA Christianity KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDG Free church |
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Authenticity
secularization
Charles Taylor
Pentecostals
sacred self
no religion
meaning
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| Summary: | This article examines Charles Taylor’s argument that since the 1960s a culture of authenticity has come to define the late modern period. The “age of authenticity” thesis is based on a philosophical and historical approach that follows the development of Romanticism, culminating in the expressive individualism of late modernity. Taylor focuses on the lived experience of secularity and the development of a particular identity that revolves around choice, emotion, and an eclectic approach to religion. Further analysis of Taylor’s work is examined with sociological research on the sacred self and consumption, evangelical and pentecostal appropriation of authenticity, no religion as an option in the age of authenticity, and questions about the search for meaning and purpose. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0747 |
| Contains: | In: Pneuma
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700747-04001032 |