Radical Secularization ?September 20-22nd 2012
Conference This three day international conference tries to frame a status quaestionis of secularization theory in the field of contemporary philosophy. It starts off with an assessment of the classic Löwith-Blumenberg debate. This debate centers around the relationship between monotheism and Christianity on one hand, and Modernity on the other. The focus of the conference then shifts to contemporary debates, with Charles Taylor and Marcel Gauchet as exemplary protagonists. The debate will revolve around ‘transcendent’ versus ‘immanent’ readings of Christianity. On its last day, the question of religion in the public sphere comes to the fore. Though the conference is philosophical in nature, it hopes to explore interdisciplinary crossroads with theology, sociology, and the social sciences in general. The list of keynote speakers, including theologian John Milbank and Jonathan VanAntwerpen, program director of the Social Sciences Research Council, testifies to this ambition. The extensive conference schedule can be downloaded in the separate flyer on the right hand side. Uitgebreide info op onze engelstalige webstek
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