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Encountering the Secular: Philosophical Endeavors in Religion and Culture (Studies in Religion and Culture)
J. Heath Atchley
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Paperback. Intends to propose an alternative to the understanding of the secular as that which opposes the religious, and turns to American and Continental philosophy to support this critique. This title shows how the division of experience into the distinct realms of the religious and the secular overlooks the subtle ways in which value can emerge. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
In ""Encountering the Secular"", J. Heath Atchley proposes an alternative to the understanding of the secular as that which opposes the religious, and he turns to American and Continental philosophy to support his critique. Drawing from thinkers as disparate as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Gilles Deleuze, and engaging with contemporary literature and film, Atchley shows how the division of experience (individual, cultural, political) into the distinct realms of the religious and the secular overlooks the subtle ways in which value can emerge. Far from arguing that the religious and the secular are the same, he means instead to suggest that ... Read more
In ""Encountering the Secular"", J. Heath Atchley proposes an alternative to the understanding of the secular as that which opposes the religious, and he turns to American and Continental philosophy to support his critique. Drawing from thinkers as disparate as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Gilles Deleuze, and engaging with contemporary literature and film, Atchley shows how the division of experience (individual, cultural, political) into the distinct realms of the religious and the secular overlooks the subtle ways in which value can emerge. Far from arguing that the religious and the secular are the same, he means instead to suggest that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813927824
SKU
V9780813927824
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About J. Heath Atchley
J. Heath Atchley is a Research Associate at Mount Holyoke College.
Reviews for Encountering the Secular: Philosophical Endeavors in Religion and Culture (Studies in Religion and Culture)
Encountering the Secular is an unusually imaginative work. Atchley's writing is engaging, producing a thoughtful philosophical meditation. Drawing on remarkable juxtapositions of texts and materials - ranging from well-established philosophers to novelists, films, and popular culture - Atchley weaves an argument of his own. - Mark C. Taylor, Columbia University, author of After God ""Written in eloquent and often moving ... Read more