Where Public Theology and Public Administration Meet: Reflections on Jürgen Habermas' Post-Secular Turn
Since 9/11 Jürgen Habermas has paid considerable attention to religion in the public sphere. He has described contemporary Western societies as post-secular', arguing that believers and non-believers should show a mutually cooperative attitude and engage in complementary learning processes. Al...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-24 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CH Christianity and Society VA Philosophy |
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Jürgen Habermas
B Street Pastors B Public Theology B Public Administration B Post-secular |
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| Summary: | Since 9/11 Jürgen Habermas has paid considerable attention to religion in the public sphere. He has described contemporary Western societies as post-secular', arguing that believers and non-believers should show a mutually cooperative attitude and engage in complementary learning processes. Although public theologians have urged for policies that would encourage such collaboration, public administration scholars and practitioners seem to have completely neglected this call. In this article we inquire into the possibility of a post-secular public administration', which grants a more significant place to beneficial forms of religion in modern societies. By presenting a case study on Street Pastors in the British night-time economy we offer an example of both a post-secular religious contribution to the public sphere, as envisaged by Habermas, and a piece of post-secular empirical social science research. Finally, we critically assess Habermas' post-secular turn within the context of a cross-narrative between public theology and public administration. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341559 |