Unsecularizing history and politics: Jayne Svenungsson and Karl Löwith on meaning in history
The debate about secularization in recent decades has challenged long-held assumptions about Western modernity and the purported decline of religion in modern societies. However, the impact of this criticism on the idea of history has so far not received as much attention as it deserves. Jayne Svenu...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2021
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Anno: 2021, Volume: 82, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 176-192 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Svenungsson, Jan 1961-
/ Secolarizzazione
/ Storia
/ Politica
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | TA Storia VA Filosofia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Justice
B Jayne Svenungsson B Karl Löwith B Secularization B Prophetism B Politics B History |
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| Riepilogo: | The debate about secularization in recent decades has challenged long-held assumptions about Western modernity and the purported decline of religion in modern societies. However, the impact of this criticism on the idea of history has so far not received as much attention as it deserves. Jayne Svenungsson’s analysis of the influence of biblical motives on contemporary political theology illustrates one way in which the concept of history might be rethought in the wake of the crisis of the secularization thesis. In dialogue with Karl Löwith’s classical argument that modern philosophy of history and the idea of historical progress are secularized versions of Christian eschatology, she argues that the prophetic vision of history as a struggle for a justice that supersedes every current law or moral system is a viable and promising alternative that ought to be considered in contemporary discussions of politics and history. Svenungsson’s analysis thus amounts to what one might call a postsecular challenge to a secular historical discourse. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2021.1923558 |
