Secular and sacred? : : the Scandinavian case of religion in human rights, law and public space / / Rosemarie van den Breemer, José Casanova, Trygve Wyller (ed.).

Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong influence of big majority churches, Scandinavian secularity is a very interesting and fruitful material for the historical and contemporary theoretical debate on the secular. It can be discussed, for example, whether the strong positi...

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Superior document:Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR) ; v.15
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Place / Publishing House:Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR)
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 p.)
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Summary:Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong influence of big majority churches, Scandinavian secularity is a very interesting and fruitful material for the historical and contemporary theoretical debate on the secular. It can be discussed, for example, whether the strong position of Human Rights and of the Scandinavian welfare state might be interpreted in continuity with the historical influence of Protestant traditions. Is there something like a hidden sacrality implicit in the Scandinavian secular? Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong inf
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3666604498
3647604496
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Rosemarie van den Breemer, José Casanova, Trygve Wyller (ed.).