Secular Voices on Air: The British Debate on Thought for the Day
The term 'secular' has long been interpreted in academia either as opposition towards religion or as a neutral position. As a Western concept deeply entangled with Christianity, its application to non-Christian and non-Western societies is highly contested. In our first case study, we anal...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 329–345 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thought for the Day
/ Great Britain
/ Secularism
/ Debate
/ Irreligiosity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KBF British Isles |
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| Summary: | The term 'secular' has long been interpreted in academia either as opposition towards religion or as a neutral position. As a Western concept deeply entangled with Christianity, its application to non-Christian and non-Western societies is highly contested. In our first case study, we analyse the British debate about including non-religious belief groups in the radio segment Thought for the Day. The BBC conceives secular as opposition to or absence of religion, whereas secularist groups argue secular worldviews should be treated on par with religious ones. |
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| Item Description: | Digitalisat erstellt von der Manuskriptfassung |
| ISSN: | 2165-9214 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/21659214-00703006 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-52643 HDL: 10900/111267 |